%0 Journal Article %T One Pot Synthesis of Bio-Ethylene Glycol from Cellulose %A Yu-Wen Chen %A Der-Shing Lee %J Modern Research in Catalysis %P 93-101 %@ 2168-4499 %D 2021 %I Scientific Research Publishing %R 10.4236/mrc.2021.104006 %X In this study, various composite Ni-W₂C/active carbon catalysts were synthesized. W₂C was prepared by carbothermal hydrogen reduction. The metal loading of W₂C in catalyst was 30 wt.%. Carbon was impregnated with metatungstate. It was dried at 120?C for 12 h. Carbon was then carburized in H₂ flow, the temperature was increased from 25?C to 450?C, and then to 800?C and stayed for 4 h. The W₂C/active carbon was treated with H₂SO₄ to create more function groups on the surface. Ni-W₂C/active carbon was prepared by incipient-wetness impregnation method. After calcination and reduction processes in H₂ flow, Ni-W₂C/active carbon catalyst was obtained. The reaction of cellulose to ethylene glycol in one step was carried out in a batch reactor under the following condition: 1 g cellulose, 0.3 g catalyst, 100 ml H₂O, 4 - 6 MPa H₂, 220?C - 280