Highly efficient conversion of biomass-derived glycolide to ethylene glycol over CuO in water.
The efficient conversion of biomass-derived glycolide into ethylene glycol over CuO in water was investigated. The reaction of glycolide was carried out with 25 mmol Zn and 6 mmol CuO with 25% water filling at 250 °C for 150 min, which yielded the desired ethylene glycol in 94% yield.
School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China. hzb410@sjtu.edu.cn.
Lingli
L
Xu
Zhibao
Z
Huo
Jun
J
Fu
Fangming
F
Jin
D018533:Biomass; D002384:Catalysis; D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D019855:Ethylene Glycol / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D006016:Glycolates / Q000737:chemistry*
D006016:Glycolates; C031149:glycolic acid; D003300:Copper; D019855:Ethylene Glycol; C030973:cupric oxide