Workshop on the status of industrial organic electrochemistry
The status of electrochemical synthesis of industrially important organic compounds was the subject of an Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) sponsored workshop held at SRI International on the 9th and 10th of April, 1981. EPRI's interest in electroorganic synthesis stems from the desire of the utility industry to substitute base-load electricity derived from coal-fired or nuclear plants in place of oil and gas used in the chemical industry for feedstock and process heating. Electroorganic syntheses would appear to offer such opportunities. The objectives of the workshop were to analyze the state of technology of industrial organic electrochemistry, to discuss the obstacles, and to consider possible methods to advance the development of electroorganic processes. A series of prepared presentations by speakers with industrial and academic research experience served to define the progress, problems, and prospects for electrochemical synthesis of organic compounds. The discussion of electroorganic syntheses that have been rejected for development by industry provided an insight as to why some potential processes do not reach commercialization. Electroorganic synthesis processes have, in many instances, unique advantages compared with conventional chemical processes for the production of organic compounds. However, an assessment of the potential cost and electrical energy consumption by electroorganic processes is not available.
- Research Organization:
- SRI International, Menlo Park, CA (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 5561699
- Report Number(s):
- EPRI-EM-2173; CONF-8104138-Summ.; ON: DE82901982
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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