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Ethylene glycol: properties, synthesis, and applications

Yue, Hairong, Zhao, Yujun, Ma, Xinbin, Gong, Jinlong·2012·Chemical Society Reviews

Abstract

Ethylene glycol (EG) is an important organic compound and chemical intermediate used in a large number of industrial processes (e.g. energy, plastics, automobiles, and chemicals). Indeed, owing to its unique properties and versatile commercial applications, a variety of chemical systems (e.g., catalytic and non-catalytic) have been explored for the synthesis of EG, particularly via reaction processes derived from fossil fuels (e.g., petroleum, natural gas, and coal) and biomass-based resources. This critical review describes a broad spectrum of properties of EG and significant advances in the prevalent synthesis and applications of EG, with emphases on the catalytic reactivity and reaction mechanisms of the main synthetic methodologies and applied strategies. We also provide an overview regarding the challenges and opportunities for future research associated with EG.

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  • Hydrogenolysis of sugar-derived polyols (glycerol, xylitol, sorbitol) catalyzed by supported transition-metal catalysts, mostly Ru, Cu, Ni, under basic conditions, provides a direct and potentially cheaper route to EG but is complicated by concurrent generation of other polyols like propylene glycol.

    “Another promising route is the hydrogenolysis of sugarderived polyols (glycerol, xylitol, sorbitol) catalyzed by supported transition-metal catalysts, mostly Ru, Cu, Ni, under basic conditions.126,127 This process provides a direct and potentially cheaper route to EG but is complicated by the concurrent generation of other polyols, like propylene glycol (PG).”

    From Catalysis as an Enabling Science for Sustainable Polymers (2018) · cites this paper as [127]

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Authors
Yue, H., Zhao, Y., Ma, X., & Gong, J.
Affiliations
Tianjin University (CN)
Corresponding author
Gong, Jinlong
Venue
Chemical Society Reviews
Published
2012
Volume
41
Issue
11
Pages
4218
ISSN
  • 0306-0012 (ISSN-L)
  • 1460-4744
OpenAlex
W1992300523
Cited by
1,180
References
282
Citations by year
2026: 110 · 2025: 131 · 2024: 124 · 2023: 128 · 2022: 114 · 2021: 96 · 2020: 95 · 2019: 65 · 2018: 72 · 2017: 71 · 2016: 59 · 2015: 47 · 2014: 27 · 2013: 27 · 2012: 14
FWCI
3.19
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Chemical Society Reviews (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Catalysis for Biomass Conversion
  • Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Organic Chemistry › Chemical Synthesis and Reactions
  • Physical Sciences › Chemical Engineering › Process Chemistry and Technology › Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis
Keywords
ethylene glycol, ethylene glycol synthesis, catalytic synthesis, reaction mechanism, chemical intermediates

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