Amorphous RuO2 Catalyst for Medium Size Carboxylic Acid to Alkane Dimer Selective Kolbe Electrolysis in an Aqueous Environment

• Published in: ChemSusChem Vol. 16; no. 16; pp. e202300222 - n/a
• Main Authors: Wang, Chong, Liu, Kaixin, Jin, Yangxin, Huang, Shuquan, Chun‐Ho Lam, Jason
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 21.08.2023
• Subjects: Alkanes; Aqueous environments; Biofuels; Carboxylic acids; Chemical reactions; Decarboxylation; Dimers; Electrocatalysis; Electrocatalysts; Electrolysis; Hexanoic acid; Kolbe Oxidation; Oxidation; Ruthenium oxide; Vacancies

The catalytic transformation of biomass‐derived volatile carboxylic acids in an aqueous environment is crucial to developing a sustainable biorefinery. To date, Kolbe electrolysis remains arguably the most effective means to convert energy‐diluted aliphatic carboxylic acids (carboxylate) to alkane f...