Jiwei V. Zhang

Highly Efficient Ethylene Glycol Production from Photocatalytic Ethylene Oxidation over Commercial Zinc Oxide Nanopowder

Abstract Current industrial synthesis of ethylene glycol (EG) relies on a multistep thermocatalytic process involving ethylene oxide intermediates under elevated temperatures and pressures, which is energy-intensive and prone to overoxidation to CO2. While photocatalysis provides...