2023•RSC SustainabilityOpen access

Selective reduction of oxalic acid to glycolic acid at low temperature in a continuous flow process

Eric Schuler, Lars Grooten, Paula Oulego, N. Raveendran Shiju, Gert‐Jan M. Gruter

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Oxalic acid from CO 2 is a new platform chemical for a future fossil-free chemical industry. Oxalic acid can now be efficiently converted to glycolic acid via direct hydrogenation in flow reactors without requiring oxalic acid esters as intermediates.

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Key concepts: Oxalic acid, Glycolic acid, Chemistry, Process (computing), Inorganic chemistry, Organic chemistry, Computer science, Lactic acid