Selective lactic acid synthesis <i>via</i> ethylene glycol electrooxidation in borate buffer
Adarsh Koul, Shubhadeep Chandra, Wolfgang Schuhmann
Abstract
Efficient and selective oxidation of ethylene glycol is challenging due to uncontrollable C-C bond cleavage. We propose an electrochemical strategy for the selective electrooxidation of ethylene glycol to sythesise lactic acid on a Ni-based electrocatalyst by controlling the pH value of the electrolyte solution.
Topics & Concepts
Ethylene glycolLactic acidElectrochemistryChemistryEthyleneBond cleavageCombinatorial chemistryCleavage (geology)Buffer (optical fiber)BoronCatalysisOrganic chemistryMaterials scienceElectrodeComputer sciencePhysical chemistryComposite materialBacteriaGeneticsTelecommunicationsBiologyFracture (geology)Electrochemical Analysis and ApplicationsRadioactive element chemistry and processingRadical Photochemical Reactions