Electrogenerative oxidation of lower alcohols to useful products
Abstract
In the disclosed electrogenerative process for converting alcohols such as ethanol to aldehydes such as acetaldehyde, the alcohol starting material is an aqueous solution containing more than the azeotropic amount of water. Good first-pass conversions (<40% and more typically <50%) are obtained at operating cell voltages in the range of about 80 to about 350 millivolts at ordinary temperatures and pressures by using very high flow rates of alcohol to the exposed anode surface (i.e. the "gas" side of an anode whose other surface is in contact with the electrolyte). High molar flow rates of vaporized aqueous alcohol also help to keep formation of undesired byproducts at a low level.
- Inventors:
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- 4507 Weldin Rd., Wilmington, DE 19803
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 866169
- Patent Number(s):
- 4648948
- Assignee:
- Meshbesher, Thomas M. (4507 Weldin Rd., Wilmington, DE 19803)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C25 - ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES C25B - ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF COMPOUNDS OR NON-METALS
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10S - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- electrogenerative; oxidation; alcohols; useful; products; disclosed; process; converting; ethanol; aldehydes; acetaldehyde; alcohol; starting; material; aqueous; solution; containing; azeotropic; amount; water; first-pass; conversions; 40; typically; 50; obtained; operating; cell; voltages; range; 80; 350; millivolts; ordinary; temperatures; pressures; flow; rates; exposed; anode; surface; gas; contact; electrolyte; molar; vaporized; help; formation; undesired; byproducts; level; cell voltage; useful products; starting material; flow rates; solution containing; aqueous solution; flow rate; anode surface; operating cell; cell voltages; converting alcohols; /205/204/429/
Citation Formats
Meshbesher, Thomas M. Electrogenerative oxidation of lower alcohols to useful products. United States: N. p., 1987.
Web.
Meshbesher, Thomas M. Electrogenerative oxidation of lower alcohols to useful products. United States.
Meshbesher, Thomas M. Thu .
"Electrogenerative oxidation of lower alcohols to useful products". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/866169.
@article{osti_866169,
title = {Electrogenerative oxidation of lower alcohols to useful products},
author = {Meshbesher, Thomas M},
abstractNote = {In the disclosed electrogenerative process for converting alcohols such as ethanol to aldehydes such as acetaldehyde, the alcohol starting material is an aqueous solution containing more than the azeotropic amount of water. Good first-pass conversions (<40% and more typically <50%) are obtained at operating cell voltages in the range of about 80 to about 350 millivolts at ordinary temperatures and pressures by using very high flow rates of alcohol to the exposed anode surface (i.e. the "gas" side of an anode whose other surface is in contact with the electrolyte). High molar flow rates of vaporized aqueous alcohol also help to keep formation of undesired byproducts at a low level.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1987},
month = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1987}
}
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