Organic compounds -- part of the class 532-570 series – Organic compounds – Oxygen containing
Patent
1985-02-04
1986-12-09
Evans, J. E.
Organic compounds -- part of the class 532-570 series
Organic compounds
Oxygen containing
502243, 568881, 568885, C07C 29136, C07C 3120
Patent
active
046281290
ABSTRACT:
A process for the preparation of ethylene glycol by the catalytic hydrogenation of at least one of di(lower alkyl) oxalate and lower alkyl glycolate in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst comprising a carrier, which catalyst is suitable for the hydrogenation of alkyl oxalate and alkyl glycolate to ethylene glycol, wherein the carrier has a leachable iron content not greater than about 0.03%, by weight of the carrier.
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Evans J. E.
Trinker Steven T.
Union Carbide Corporation
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