Transition Metal–Tungsten Bimetallic Catalysts for the Conversion of Cellulose into Ethylene Glycol

Abstract

Tungsten-based bimetallic catalysts (W–M(8,9,10); where M(8,9,10) is Ni, Pd, Pt, Ir, Ru, or Rh) are found to be highly active and selective for the formation of ethylene glycol from cellulose. The cooperation between CC cracking reactions over metallic tungsten and the hydrogenation of unsaturated intermediates over the transition metals M(8,9,10) results in a particularly high selectivity towards ethylene glycol, up to 75 %. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.