Electrochemical Co-Production of Products with Carbon-Based Reactant Feed to Anode

摘要

The present disclosure is a system and method for producing a first product from a first region of an electrochemical cell having a cathode and a second product from a second region of the electrochemical cell having an anode. The method may include a step of contacting the first region with a catholyte comprising carbon dioxide. The method may include another step of contacting the second region with an anolyte comprising a recycled reactant and at least one of an alkane, haloalkane, alkene, haloalkene, aromatic compound, haloaromatic compound, heteroaromatic compound or halo-heteroaromatic compound. Further, the method may include a step of applying an electrical potential between the anode and the cathode sufficient to produce a first product recoverable from the first region and a second product recoverable from the second region.

主权项

1. A method for producing a first product from a first region of an electrochemical cell having a cathode and a second product from a second region of the electrochemical cell having an anode, the method comprising the steps of:
receiving a feed of carbon dioxide at the first region of the electrochemical cell; contacting the first region with a catholyte comprising carbon dioxide; receiving a feed of a recycled reactant and at least one alkane at the second region of the electrochemical cell, the recycled reactant is AX where X is selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, I and mixtures thereof, and A is selected from the group consisting of H, Li, Na, K, Cs and mixtures thereof; contacting the second region with an anolyte comprising the recycled reactant and the at least one alkane; and applying an electrical potential between the anode and the cathode sufficient to produce a first product recoverable from the first region and a second product recoverable from the second region.