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Promotional effect of indium on Cu/SiO2 catalysts for the hydrogenation of dimethyl oxalate to ethylene glycol

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CuPt dual-atom synergistic catalyst boost carbon-oxygen bonds hydrogenation

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ZrO2-x modified Cu nanocatalysts with synergistic catalysis towards carbon-oxygen bond hydrogenation

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Disentangling the Catalytic Mechanisms of C60-Buffered Cu/SiO2 Catalyst for DMO-to-EG Conversion

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Catalysts driving efficiency and innovation in thermal reactions: A comprehensive review

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Probing the structure sensitivity of dimethyl oxalate partial hydrogenation over Ag nanoparticles: A combined experimental and microkinetic study

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Rational design of catalysts with earth‐abundant elements

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Insights into support effects of Ag/SiO2 catalysts for dimethyl glycolate semi-hydrogenation to methyl glycolate

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Oxygen vacancy-driven acetone hydrodeoxygenation: Dual-Descriptor microkinetic analysis for rational screening of reducible metal oxide catalysts

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Anchoring ultra small silver particles onto mesoporous silica through MOF derivation to reconstruct catalytic interface for boosting hydrogenation of dimethyl oxalate to methyl glycolate

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Conceptual Design and Techno-Economic Analysis of a Novel Coal-to-Polyglycolic Acid Process Considering Wind–Solar Energy Complementary Features for Green H2 Production and CO2 Reduction

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Tunable Synthesis of Ethanol or Methyl Acetate via Dimethyl Oxalate Hydrogenation on Confined Iron Catalysts

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ACS Catal., 2021, 11, 4908
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Efficient Descriptor for Designing High-Performance Cu-Based Catalysts for the Hydrogenation of Dimethyl Oxalate to Methyl Glycolate

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Size dependence over Cu-based catalysts for semi-hydrogenation of symmetric-structured molecules

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High-Performance Ni3P/meso-SiO2 for Gas-Phase Hydrogenation of Dimethyl Oxalate to Methyl Glycolate

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A Mechanistic Study of Oxygen Replenishment of Reduced Perovskites in Chemical Looping Redox Reactions

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The effect of nitrogen doping on hydrogenation capability and stability of Cu-based catalyst in ester hydrogenation to methyl glycolate

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Optimization and prediction of catalysts for precise synthesis of methyl glycolate from dimethyl oxalate using machine learning coupled with particle swarm optimization algorithm

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Perspectives on the Active Sites and Catalyst Design for the Hydrogenation of Dimethyl Oxalate

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Facile synthesis of Cu@Ag/SiO2 catalysts for the selective hydrogenation of dimethyl oxalate to methyl glycolate

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Tuning the interaction between Cu and surface -OH in Cu/Ti3C2 MXene derived catalyst for enhanced semi-hydrogenation of dimethyl oxalate

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Highly Effective Pd/MgO/γ-Al2O3 Catalysts for CO Oxidative Coupling to Dimethyl Oxalate: The Effect of MgO Coating on γ-Al2O3

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Analysis of the catalytic effects of silver and copper in the hydrogenation of dimethyl oxalate from a product perspective

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Effect of Ce Addition to Ag/ZrO2 Catalyst on the Hydrogenation of DMO to MG

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Interface-enhanced catalytic performance of TiO2-supported Cu and Au for dimethyl oxalate hydrogenation: A comparative microkinetic analysis

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Identification of Synergistic Actions between Cu0 and Cu+ Sites in Hydrogenation of Dimethyl Oxalate from Microkinetic Analysis

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Rational design of intermetallic compound catalysts for propane dehydrogenation from a descriptor-based microkinetic analysis

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Tuning the Phase Structure of ZnTiO3 Support to Promote the Catalytic Activity of Pd/ZnTiO3 Catalyst for the CO Oxidative Coupling to Dimethyl Oxalate

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Scalable synthesis of Cu clusters for remarkable selectivity control of intermediates in consecutive hydrogenation

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Tailoring the Valence State of Sputtered Cu by P Promotor for Methyl Glycolate Production from Dimethyl Oxalate

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