Hydrogenation of oxalic acid using light-assisted water electrolysis for the production of an alcoholic compound

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  • Sho Kitano
    International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (WPI-I2CNER)
  • Miho Yamauchi
    International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (WPI-I2CNER)
  • Shinichi Hata
    International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (WPI-I2CNER)
  • Ryota Watanabe
    International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (WPI-I2CNER)
  • Masaaki Sadakiyo
    International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (WPI-I2CNER)

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<p>We demonstrate the production of glycolic acid, an industrially important alcoholic compound, <italic>via</italic> the electrochemical reduction of oxalic acid, which is procurable from biomass, and electro-oxidation of water with the help of renewable light energy for the first time.</p>

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  • Green Chemistry

    Green Chemistry 18 (13), 3700-3706, 2016

    Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

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