Enhancing the selectivity of hydrocarbons during the Kolbe electrolysis of biomass-derived short-chain carboxylic acids by anionic surfactants
Lin Lang, Yanbing Li, Jason Chun‐Ho Lam, Ying-na Ding, Xiuli Yin, Chuangzhi Wu
Abstract
Different mechanisms of selective electrochemical decarboxylation of acetic acid and butyric acid in aqueous solution and at room temperature.
Topics & Concepts
SelectivityChemistryElectrolysisBiomass (ecology)Organic chemistryChain (unit)Environmental chemistryEcologyCatalysisBiologyElectrodePhysical chemistryElectrolytePhysicsAstronomyBiochemical and biochemical processesCatalysis for Biomass ConversionLignin and Wood Chemistry