Inventors:
Hugh H. Horowitz - Elizabeth NJ
Harold S. Horowitz - Edison NJ
John M. Longo - New Providence NJ
Assignee:
Exxon Research and Engineering Co. - Florham Park NJ
International Classification:
C25B 302
C25B 1104
Abstract:
A method for electrocatalytically reacting various oxidizable organic compounds by introducing current by means of an anode into an electrolyte of a cell containing the oxidizable organic compound. The anode comprises an electrocatalyst material which has at least one compound of the formula: A. sub. 2 [B. sub. 2-x B'. sub. x ]O. sub. 7-y wherein A is selected from any of the pyrochlore structure metal cations in a group consisting of: Pb, Bi, and Tl, wherein B' is selected from any of the pyrochlore structure metal cations in a group consisting of Pb, Bi, Tl, and Sn; wherein B is a pyrochlore structure metal cation at least a major portion of which is selected from a group consisting of at least one of: Ru, Rh, Ir, and Os, wherein y is equal to or greater than zero and equal to or less than one; and wherein x is equal to or less than one and equal to or greater than zero.