High-Pressure Electrochemical Oxidation of Benzene at a Lead Dioxide Electrode in Aqueous Bisulfate Solutions at 25 to 250 deg C
Abstract
The oxidation of benzene at a lead dioxide electrode which produces predominantly benzoquinone, maleic acid, and carbon dioxide, has been investigated in aqueous NaHSO4 solutions as a function of temperature up to 250 deg C. An increase in the benzene concentration does not increase the concentration of benzoquinone formed at high temperature, which is different from the behavior at 25 deg C. The formation of biphenyl at high temperature was also discovered. A novel type of single-pass flow reactor for studying high temperature electrochemistry is described.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1987
- Accession Number
- ADA198503
Entities
People
- Allen J. Bard
- Keith P. Johnston
- William M. Flarsheim
Organizations
- University of Texas at Austin