An efficient and stable ionic liquid system for synthesis of ethylene glycol via hydrolysis of ethylene carbonate

Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 962-966

  Meng, Zhenying ^a,b   Sun, Jian ^a   Wang, Jinquan ^a   Zhang, Jianxin ^c   Fu, Zengzeng ^d   Cheng, Weiguo ^a   Zhang, Xiangping ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PROCESS ENGINEERING   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c HENAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

catalysis; ethylene carbonate; ethylene glycol; hydrolysis; ionic liquids

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE CARBONATE; HIGH SELECTIVITY; LIQUID SYSTEM; MOLAR RATIO; OPTIMUM REACTION CONDITIONS; REACTION TEMPERATURE; REACTION TIME;

CARBONATION; CATALYSIS; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; HYDROLYSIS; IONS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

IONIC LIQUIDS;

EID: 78650828837     PISSN: 10049541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1004-9541(09)60154-3     Document Type: Article

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