Towards efficient solar STEP synthesis of benzoic acid: Role of graphite electrode

Solar Energy

Volumn 113, Issue , 2015, Pages 303-312

  Zhu, Yanji ^a   Wang, Baohui ^a   Wang, Huaiyuan ^a   Liu, Xuelin ^a   Licht, Stuart ^b  

^a NORTHEAST PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzoic acid; Functionalization; Graphite anode; Solar electricity; Solar thermal; Synthesis

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTRODES; GRAPHITE; GRAPHITE ELECTRODES; PLATINUM; SOLAR HEATING; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TOLUENE;

CHEMICAL SELECTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESS; FUNCTIONALIZATIONS; GRAPHITE ANODE; INCREASING TEMPERATURES; OXIDATIVE CONVERSION; SOLAR ELECTRICITY; SOLAR THERMAL;

BENZOIC ACID;

ELECTRODE; GRAPHITE; LIGHT EFFECT; ORGANIC ACID; OXIDATION; SOLAR POWER; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TOLUENE;

EID: 84921962972     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2015.01.009     Document Type: Article

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