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The feasibility of the electrochemical conversion of glycerol to alternative, more valuable compounds was evaluated with platinum electrode under galvanostatic conditions. The results indicated a potentially good feasibility of reforming glycerol by electrolysis, particularly under strong acidic conditions (pH 1). Indeed, under controlled conditions at pH 1, various commercially valuable compounds, such as propanediol, glycidol, and 2-propenol, amongst others, were produced. The mechanism for the generation of the key compounds is proposed.
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The authors acknowledge the financial support from the Graduate School of Chulalongkorn University, and the Center for Petroleum, Petrochemicals and Advanced Materials (NCE-PPAM). In addition, we thank the Publication Counseling Unit (PCU) of the Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, and Dr. Robert D.J. Butcher for the latter's comments, suggestions and checking the grammar.
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Kongjao, S., Damronglerd, S. & Hunsom, M. Electrochemical reforming of an acidic aqueous glycerol solution on Pt electrodes. J Appl Electrochem 41, 215–222 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10800-010-0226-3
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