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Electrochemical conversion of olefins to oxygenated products

US4602986A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 25, 1984
Grant dateJul 29, 1986
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Expiry dateSep 25, 2004

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC25B3/23
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Accordingly, the present invention is a process for the electrochemical conversion of an olefinic compound in its gaseous phase to an oxygenated derivative thereof in an electrochemical cell comprising an anode, a cathode and an electrolyte solution characterized in that the conversion of the olefinic compound to the oxygenated derivative occurs within the electrolyte solution in a gas diffusion electrode.

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