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Cover Feature: Nanoflower‐like Cu/SiO 2 Catalyst for Hydrogenation of Ethylene Carbonate to Methanol and Ethylene Glycol: Enriching H 2 Adsorption (ChemCatChem 14/2020)
Author(s) -
Zhang Mengjiao,
Yang Youwei,
Li Antai,
Yao Dawei,
Gao Yueqi,
Fayisa Busha Assaba,
Wang MeiYan,
Huang Shouying,
Lv Jing,
Wang Yue,
Ma Xinbin
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
chemcatchem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.497
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1867-3899
pISSN - 1867-3880
DOI - 10.1002/cctc.202000990
Subject(s) - nanoflower , ethylene glycol , catalysis , methanol , chemical engineering , adsorption , ethylene , materials science , ethylene carbonate , chemistry , inorganic chemistry , electrolyte , organic chemistry , electrode , engineering
The Cover Feature shows a nanoflower‐like Cu/SiO 2 catalyst of H 2 ‐enrichment capacity used for the hydrogenation of ethylene carbonate (EC) derived from CO 2 to produce methanol and ethylene glycol. In their Full Paper, M. Zhang, Y. Yang et al. synthesized the nanoflower‐like copper catalysts with open‐ended fibers and well‐dispersed active species via one‐step hydrolysis precipitation method. The nanoflower‐like catalyst exhibited greatly enhanced capacity of hydrogen adsorption contributed by the curved concave surfaces of the fibers, achieving excellent catalytic performance even at the H 2 /EC as low as 60, while the sphere‐shaped catalyst needed at least H 2 /EC of 140 in feed. More information can be found in the Full Paper by M. Zhang, Y. Yang et al.