Synthesis of acetic acid via methanol hydrocarboxylation with CO2 and H2

Qingli Qian; Jingjing Zhang; Meng Cui; Buxing Han

doi:10.1038/ncomms11481

Nature Communications (May 2016)

Synthesis of acetic acid via methanol hydrocarboxylation with CO2 and H2

Qingli Qian,
Jingjing Zhang,
Meng Cui,
Buxing Han

Affiliations

Qingli Qian: Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jingjing Zhang: Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Meng Cui: Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Buxing Han: Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11481
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Industrial routes to acetic acid use carbon monoxide for the carbonylation of methanol. Here, the authors report a hydrocarboxylation method that instead uses carbon dioxide and hydrogen for the conversion of methanol into acetic acid.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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