Synthesis of Carboxylic Acids from Alcohols by Contact Glow Discharge with Recycling System

The topic of this research is oxidation of alcohols and trapping of the carboxylic acid oxidation products, because the oxidation products degrade during the contact glow discharge electrolysis. The trapping was carried out by recycling from the reaction solution through an anion exchanger column to the reaction solution. The yield of formic acid and acetic acid using this trapping system improved to 43% and 7.9% compared with the yield of these carboxylic acids (6.2% and 5.6%) without the recycling system.