Electrochemical Conversion of Muconic Acid to Biobased Diacid Monomers

ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 3575-3585

  Matthiesen, John E ^a,b   Carraher, Jack M ^a,b   Vasiliu, Monica ^c   Dixon, David A ^c   Tessonnier, Jean Philippe ^a,b  

^a Iowa State University   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adipic acid; Electrocatalysis; Electrochemistry; Hexenedioic acid; Hydrogenation; Muconic acid; Polyamides; Renewables

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; ELECTROCATALYSIS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEN; HYDROGENATION; MONOMERS; PLASTIC BOTTLES; RAYON; REACTION KINETICS; TRANSITION METALS;

ADIPIC ACIDS; ELECTROCATALYTIC HYDROGENATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL CONVERSION; FARADAIC EFFICIENCIES; MUCONIC ACID; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES (PET); RENEWABLES; TRANS , TRANS-MUCONIC ACID;

POLYAMIDES;

EID: 84973462525     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21680485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.6b00679     Document Type: Article

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