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

Table 2

The physiochemical properties of the Cu/SiO₂ catalysts prepared by different methods.

Catalyst	BET surface area (m^2/g)	Pore volume (cm^3/g)	Average pore size (nm)
Cu/SiO2-AE	144.0	0.51	14
Cu/SiO2-SG	216.8	0.31	5.6