New Electrochemical Technology for the Production of Ethylene Glycol

Information

• NSF Award
• 9361728

Owner

• The Electrosynthesis Company, Inc.

• Award Id

  9361728

• Award Effective Date

  1/1/1994 - 31 years ago

• Award Expiration Date

  9/30/1994 - 30 years ago

• Award Amount

  $ 65,000.00

• Award Instrument

  Standard Grant

9361728 Genders This is a Phase I award under the Small Business Innovation Research Solicitation. In a previous effort, a process based on the electrochemical hydrodimerization of formaldehyde at a graphite cathode was developed. A drop in oil prices, and a resultant drop in ethylene prices, the feedstock for the major present process for ethylene glycol, made the new process economically unattractive. This effort is an extension of the earlier work designed to reduce the capital and operating costs required. Modifications include operating in an undivided, narrow-gap cell with noncatalytic electrodes thus eliminating the need for costly membranes and catalysts; using solvent extraction for product isolation and employing gas-diffusion electrodes. Ethylene glycol is an important commodity chemical. It is a precurser to polyester, is the principal antifreeze compound in use, and has other applications in chemical processing.

• Program Officer

  Kesh S. Narayanan

• Min Amd Letter Date

  12/27/1993 - 31 years ago

• Max Amd Letter Date

  12/27/1993 - 31 years ago

• ARRA Amount

• Name

  The Electrosynthesis Company, Inc.

• City

  Lancaster

• State

  NY

• Country

  United States

• Address

  72 Ward Road

• Postal Code

  140869779

• Phone Number

  7166840513

• First Name

  J David

• Last Name

  Genders

• Start Date

  1/1/1994 12:00:00 AM

• Name

  Industrial Technology

• Code

  308000