ELECTROCHEMICAL REDUCTION OF FORMALDEHYDE, ACETALDEHYDE, AND ACETONE TO THE CORRESPONDING ALCOHOLS USING ALCOHOL-DEHYDROGENASE AS AN ELECTROCATALYST

Authors
KUWABATA S NISHIDA K YONEYAMA H
Citation
S. Kuwabata et al., ELECTROCHEMICAL REDUCTION OF FORMALDEHYDE, ACETALDEHYDE, AND ACETONE TO THE CORRESPONDING ALCOHOLS USING ALCOHOL-DEHYDROGENASE AS AN ELECTROCATALYST, Chemistry Letters, (3), 1994, pp. 407-410
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry
Journal title
Chemistry Letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
03667022
Issue
3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
407 - 410
Database
ISI
SICI code
0366-7022(1994):3<407:EROFAA>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
Electrochemical reduction of formaldehyde to methanol, acetaldehyde to ethanol, and acetone to 2-propanol has been achieved using either one of the two kinds of alcohol dehydrogenases, ADH(EC1.1.1.1) and ADH(EC 1.1.1.2), as an electrocatalyst. ADH(EC1.1.1.1) was effective in reduc ing formaldehyde at a relatively high reaction rate, while ADH(EC1.1.1 .2) worked well for the reduction of acetaldehyde and acetone. In all cases the current efficiency and the production yield attained to ca. 100%.