Process for the electrochemical gasification of carbonaceous materials in an aqueous acid electrolyte in the anodic oxidation

摘要

The electrochemical gasification reaction of carbonaceous materials in an aqueous acidic electrolyte by anodic oxidation in an aqueous acidic electrolyte at the anode of an electrolysis cell is catalyzed by the use of iron in its elemental, +2 or +3 valence state. The reaction may be used to produce hydrogen at the cathode or to effect electrodeposition of a metallic element present as a cationic component of the electrolyte.