Electrochemical systems and methods using metal and ligand
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1. A method comprising:
- contacting an anode with an anode electrolyte in an electrochemical cell wherein the anode electrolyte comprises metal halide or metal sulfate;
adding a ligand to the anode electrolyte;
applying a voltage to the anode and cathode and oxidizing the metal halide or the metal sulfate from a lower oxidation state to a higher oxidation state at the anode;
contacting the cathode with a cathode electrolyte in the electrochemical cell; and
reacting an unsaturated hydrocarbon or a saturated hydrocarbon with the anode electrolyte comprising the metal halide or the metal sulfate in the higher oxidation state and the ligand wherein the ligand is of formula A;
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Abstract
There are provided methods and systems for an electrochemical cell including an anode and a cathode where the anode is contacted with a metal ion that converts the metal ion from a lower oxidation state to a higher oxidation state. The metal ion in the higher oxidation state is reacted with hydrogen gas, an unsaturated hydrocarbon, and/or a saturated hydrocarbon to form products.
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1. A method comprising:
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contacting an anode with an anode electrolyte in an electrochemical cell wherein the anode electrolyte comprises metal halide or metal sulfate; adding a ligand to the anode electrolyte; applying a voltage to the anode and cathode and oxidizing the metal halide or the metal sulfate from a lower oxidation state to a higher oxidation state at the anode; contacting the cathode with a cathode electrolyte in the electrochemical cell; and reacting an unsaturated hydrocarbon or a saturated hydrocarbon with the anode electrolyte comprising the metal halide or the metal sulfate in the higher oxidation state and the ligand wherein the ligand is of formula A; - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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