Sacrificial Anode Process for Organic Electrosynthesis

Information

• NSF Award
• 9208555

Owner

• The Electrosynthesis Company, Inc.

• Award Id

  9208555

• Award Effective Date

  9/1/1992 - 32 years ago

• Award Expiration Date

  2/28/1995 - 29 years ago

• Award Amount

  $ 220,000.00

• Award Instrument

  Continuing grant

The effort explores a novel, relatively inexpensive, sacrificial anode process approach that can be used with standard plate-and-frame cells and avoids production of metallic-salt waste. It is based on the electrooxidation of hydrogen gas using a fuel-cell-type gas diffusion anode in which hydrogen halide byproduct is evolved; it is necessary for this purpose to produce the hydrogen halide from the nonsolution (dry) side of the anode. Cathodic processes include production of a variety of organic compounds with special emphasis on fluorinated products. The generic technology from this effort should be inexpensive, reasonably easy to use, have modest labor requirements, and pose few problems in separation of products or environmentally troublesome byproducts. Initial applications are expected in high-value-added products in the pharmaceutical and agricultural chemical areas. This is an award under the Joint Initiative in Electrochemical Synthesis sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the Electric Power Research Institute.

• Program Officer

  Farley Fisher

• Min Amd Letter Date

  8/21/1992 - 32 years ago

• Max Amd Letter Date

  8/5/1993 - 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

  Norman

• Last Name

  Weinberg

• Start Date

  8/5/1993 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  J David

• Last Name

  Genders

• Start Date

  9/1/1992 12:00:00 AM

• Name

  Industrial Technology

• Code

  308000

• Name

  Engineering-Chemical

• Code

  53

• Text

  CATALYSIS AND BIOCATALYSIS

• Code

  1401

• Text

  RESEARCH ELECTROCHEMICAL SYNTH

• Code

  9298