Selective Glycerol Oxidation by Electrocatalytic Dehydrogenation. Issue 4 (24th March 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kim, Hyung Ju; Lee, Jechan; Green, Sara K.; Huber, George W.; Kim, Won Bae
• Is Part Of: ChemSusChem. Volume 7:Issue 4(2014:Apr.)
• Page Start: 1051
• Page End: 1056
• Publication Date: 2014-03-24
• Subjects: Green chemistry -- Periodicals; Sustainable engineering -- Periodicals; Chemistry -- Periodicals; Chemical engineering -- Periodicals; 660
• DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201301218
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1864-5631

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" xml:lang="en"> <title>Abstract</title> <p>This study demonstrates that an electrochemical dehydrogenation process can be used to oxidize glycerol to glyceraldehyde and glyceric acid even without using stoichiometric chemical oxidants. A glyceric acid selectivity of 87.0 % at 91.8 % glycerol conversion was obtained in an electrocatalytic batch reactor. A continuous‐flow electrocatalytic reactor had over an 80 % high glyceric acid selectivity at 10 % glycerol conversion, as well as greater reaction rates than either an electrocatalytic or a conventional catalytic batch reactor.</p> </abstract>