公开(公告)号：US09790603B2

公开(公告)日：2017-10-17

申请号：US14492793

申请日：2014-09-22

Applicant: MONASH UNIVERSITY

Inventor： Douglas MacFarlane ,  Alexey Izgorodin

IPC: C25B1/30 ,  C01B15/027

CPC classification number: C25B1/30 ,  C01B15/027

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for electrolysis comprising a cathode and an anode comprising a catalyst, both the cathode and anode at least partly immersed in an electrolyte, the process characterised in that the electrolyte at least partly inhibits further oxidation of a product formed at the anode. Typically the catalyst comprises one or more metal-(Group VIb) semiconductors, and one or more metal-(GroupVIb))-phosphorous species.