US 12,291,794 B2
Electrosynthesis of oxiranes
Wan Ru Leow, Singapore (SG); Yanwei Lum, Singapore (SG); and Edward Sargent, Toronto (CA)
Assigned to THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO, Toronto (CA)
Appl. No. 17/915,209
Filed by THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO, Toronto (CA)
PCT Filed Mar. 18, 2021, PCT No. PCT/CA2021/050361
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Sep. 28, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/195746, PCT Pub. Date Oct. 7, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/002,653, filed on Mar. 31, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0146508 A1, May 11, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B01J 21/06 (2006.01); B01J 23/46 (2006.01); C25B 3/05 (2021.01); C25B 3/07 (2021.01); C25B 11/031 (2021.01); C25B 11/052 (2021.01); C25B 11/063 (2021.01); C25B 11/075 (2021.01); C25B 15/08 (2006.01)
CPC C25B 3/07 (2021.01) [C25B 3/05 (2021.01); C25B 11/031 (2021.01); C25B 11/052 (2021.01); C25B 11/063 (2021.01); C25B 11/075 (2021.01); C25B 15/081 (2021.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electrocatalyst for selective anodic oxidation of an olefin reactant to produce ethylene chlorohydrin in a halide ion based electrolyte, the electrocatalyst comprising iridium oxide on a titanium substrate, where the titanium substrate is in the form of a titanium mesh.