Issue 61, 2024

Selective lactic acid synthesis via ethylene glycol electrooxidation in borate buffer

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.

Graphical abstract: Selective lactic acid synthesis via ethylene glycol electrooxidation in borate buffer

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
26 May 2024
Accepted
04 Jul 2024
First published
06 Jul 2024
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Chem. Commun., 2024,60, 7902-7905

Selective lactic acid synthesis via ethylene glycol electrooxidation in borate buffer

A. Koul, S. Chandra and W. Schuhmann, Chem. Commun., 2024, 60, 7902 DOI: 10.1039/D4CC02556C

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