Highly efficient and selective catalytic hydrogenation of acetylene in N,N-dimethylformamide at room temperature

Huang, B.; Wang, T.; Lei, C.; Chen, W.; Zeng, G.; Maran, F. J. Catal. 2016, 339, 14-20. The removal of acetylene from ethylene streams is a key requirement in polymer industry. Two approaches, based on either catalytic selective hydrogenation or isolation using suitable solvents, have driven considerable scientific research in academia and industry. These two…