US 12,258,670 B2
Enhanced electrosynthesis of oxiranes
Yuhang Li, Toronto (CA); Adnan Ozden, Toronto (CA); Wan Ru Leow, Toronto (CA); Pengfei Ou, Toronto (CA); and Edward Sargent, Toronto (CA)
Assigned to THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO, Toronto (CA)
Filed by THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO, Toronto (CA)
Filed on Dec. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/086,356.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/265,897, filed on Dec. 22, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0220565 A1, Jul. 13, 2023
Int. Cl. C25B 3/07 (2021.01); C25B 3/03 (2021.01); C25B 3/23 (2021.01); C25B 3/25 (2021.01); C25B 11/031 (2021.01); C25B 11/032 (2021.01); C25B 11/051 (2021.01); C25B 11/054 (2021.01); C25B 11/093 (2021.01); C25B 13/00 (2006.01)
CPC C25B 3/07 (2021.01) [C25B 3/03 (2021.01); C25B 3/23 (2021.01); C25B 3/25 (2021.01); C25B 11/031 (2021.01); C25B 11/032 (2021.01); C25B 11/051 (2021.01); C25B 11/054 (2021.01); C25B 11/093 (2021.01); C25B 13/00 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electrocatalyst for selective anodic oxidation of an olefin reactant to produce ethylene halohydrin in a halide ion based electrolyte, the electrocatalyst comprising iridium oxide loaded with a period-6 metal oxide and provided on a substrate;
wherein the period-6 metal oxide has a loading between 0.5 wt % and 5 wt % with respect to the iridium oxide.