Effect of Copper Nanoparticles Dispersion on Catalytic Performance of Cu/SiO₂ Catalyst for Hydrogenation of Dimethyl Oxalate to Ethylene Glycol

Table 1

The catalytic activities of the Cu/SiO₂ catalysts prepared by different methods.

Catalyst	𝑋DMO/%	𝑆EG/%	𝑌EG/%
Cu/SiO2-AE	98	96	94.1
Cu/SiO2-SG	96	93	89.3

Reaction conditions: T = 353 K, P = 2.0 MPa, H₂/DMO = 80 (mol/mol), LHSV = 0.6 h⁻¹.