Table 1.
Conversion of 20 mm solutions of various starting molecules and the FEs towards MFA, DMF, and other minor products on a Cu foam electrode at −0.6 V vs. RHE in a pH 4.5 buffer solution after passing charge equivalent to 2e − per starting molecule.
|
Starting molecule |
Conv. [%] |
FE [%] |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
MFA |
DMF |
BHMF |
MF |
HD |
||
|
HMF |
40 |
25 |
12 |
11 |
<1 |
2 |
|
BHMF |
2 |
<1 |
<0.1 |
N.A. |
N.A. |
<0.1 |
|
MFA |
4 |
N.A. |
<1 |
N.A. |
N.A. |
<1 |
|
MF |
36 |
8 |
51 |
N.A. |
N.A. |
1 |