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The role of supporting electrolyte during the electrocatalytic hydrogenation of aromatic compounds
Peter N. Pintauro,J. R. Bontha +1 more
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In this paper, the electrocatalytic hydrogenation of benzene, aniline, and nitrobenzene at a Raney nickel powder cathode was investigated at a single phase electrolyte consisting of t-butanol, water, and a hydrotropic salt, either sodium or tetraethylammoniump-toluenesulphonate (TEATS).Abstract:
The electrocatalytic hydrogenation of benzene, aniline, and nitrobenzene was investigated at a Raney nickel powder cathode. The single phase electrolyte consisted of t-butanol, water, and a hydrotropic salt, either sodium or tetraethylammoniump-toluenesulphonate (TEATS). The hydrogenation of benzene was achieved only in the latter case; the only product detected was cyclohexane. The highest current efficiency (73%) was obtained at 50° C, 1.0m benzene, 2.5m TEATS, and at an apparent current density of 4.0 mA cm−2. Aniline was electrocatalytically hydrogenated to cyclohexylamine only in the presence of a quaternary ammonium ion supporting electrolyte (containing either Br− orp-toluenesulphonate anions), with product current efficiencies of ∼40%. When nitrobenzene was hydrogenated with a sodiump-toluenesulphonate supporting electrolyte, only nitro group reduction was observed. When the supporting electrolyte was TEATS, both nitro group reduction and aromatic ring hydrogenation occurred.read more
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Electrocatalytic Hydrogenation of Biomass-Derived Organics: A Review.
Sneha A. Akhade,Sneha A. Akhade,Nirala Singh,Nirala Singh,Oliver Y. Gutiérrez,Juan A. Lopez-Ruiz,Huamin Wang,Jamie D. Holladay,Yue Liu,Abhijeet J. Karkamkar,Robert S. Weber,Asanga B. Padmaperuma,Mal Soon Lee,Greg A. Whyatt,Michael L. Elliott,Johnathan E. Holladay,Jonathan L. Male,Johannes A. Lercher,Johannes A. Lercher,Roger Rousseau,Vassiliki Alexandra Glezakou +20 more
TL;DR: This review is to determine whether the following questions have been sufficiently answered in the open literature, and if not, what additional information is required.
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Hydrogenation for Low Trans and High Conjugated Fatty Acids
TL;DR: New hydrogenation processes such as electrocatalytic hydrogenation, precious catalyst hydrogenations, and supercritical fluid state hydrogen, which have shown promising results for the reduction of trans fatty acids below the level of 8%.
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The electrochemical hydrogenation of edible oils in a solid polymer electrolyte reactor. I. Reactor design and operation
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Cu/CuxO and Pt nanoparticles supported on multi-walled carbon nanotubes as electrocatalysts for the reduction of nitrobenzene
Xia Sheng,Benny Wouters,Tom Breugelmans,Annick Hubin,Ivo F.J. Vankelecom,Paolo P. Pescarmona +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a half-cell set-up was used for the reduction of nitrobenzene in a fuel cell, and the performance of the Cu/CuxO and Pt nanoparticles supported on multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) was investigated.
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The electrocatalytic hydrogenation of soybean oil
G. J. Yusem,Peter N. Pintauro +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a two-phase mixture of soybean oil in a water/t-butanol solvent containing tetraethylammoniump-toluenesulfonate as the supporting electrolyte was determined.
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