A sustainable solar-driven electrochemical process for reforming lignocellulosic biomass effluent into high value-added products: green hydrogen, carboxylic and vanillic acids.

ABSTRACT: There is a growing concern with waste minimization and the promotion of the circular economy. Within this framework, using membrane-equipped electrochemical systems, the electrochemical oxidation (EO) of organic compounds and simultaneous hydrogen (H₂) production can considerably improve the sustainability and economic viability of this process. Here, we propose an innovative-integrate electrochemical treatment strategy to maximize the economic benefits and sustainability of selectively producing organic acids and energy-saving H₂ production from biomass platform compounds. The results clearly demonstrated that, on the one hand, more than 80 mg L^-1 of oxalic acid was obtained in the anodic reservoir (using a boron-doped diamond electrode) with an alkaline m

SUBMITTER: Campos da Paixao I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10711569 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature