A roadmap for the electrosynthesis of ethylene oxide on an industrial scale University of Antwerp
Ethylene oxide (EO) is a key commodity chemical in the C2 valorization chain of organochemical industry. Annually circa 35 Mton of EO is produced worldwide via the, catalytically driven, partial oxidation (PO) of ethylene and oxygen The PO pathway achieves a 90% selectivity towards EO, with the remaining 10% being largely attributed to CO2 formation through combustion reactions. As such, an estimated 7 Mton of CO2 per year originates from direct ...