Ethanol Synthesis from Dimethyl Oxalate Hydrogenation on Cu/SiO_2 Catalyst

摘要

A new method of sustainable ethanol synthesis by hydrogenating dimethyl oxalate (DMO), which is easily obtained from syngas, over a Cu/SiO_2 catalyst is proposed based on previous works. The experimental results indicate that the Cu/SiO_2 catalyst exhibited a high activity under the relative mild conditions of 270°C and 2MPa with ethanol selectivity as high as 88% and extremely high DMO conversion.