Honda, YusukeFujiwara, NaoyaTada, ShoheiKobayashi, YasukazuOyama, Shigeo TedKikuchi, Ryuji2020-12-072020-12-072020-09-281359-7345http://hdl.handle.net/10919/101034Ethane was converted directly to acetaldehyde and ethanol by partial oxidation at 220 degrees C and ambient pressure using an electrolysis cell with a proton-conducting electrolyte, CsH2PO4/SiP2O7, and Pt/C electrodes. The ethane conversion and the selectivity to the products increased with the voltage applied to the cell. It was found that O species generated by water electrolysis functioned as a favorable oxidant for partial oxidation of ethane on the Pt/C anode at intermediate temperatures. The production rates of acetaldehyde and ethanol recorded in this study were significantly higher than those in preceding reports.application/pdfenCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 InternationalArticle - Refereedhttps://doi.org/10.1039/d0cc05111j5676329025451364-548X