Electrolytic cell for production of organic chemical hydrides

Abstract

To provide an electrolysis cell for producing an organic chemical hydride capable of advancing a reduction reaction in a cathode of an organic compound having an unsaturated bond with high current efficiency and a small electric power consumption unit. An electrolysis cellfor producing an organic chemical hydride includes a solid polymer electrolyte filmwhich has proton conductivity; a cathodewhich is provided on one surface of the solid polymer electrolyte filmand generates a hydride by reducing a substance to be hydrogenated; a cathode chamberwhich accommodates the cathodeand to which the substance to be hydrogenated is supplied; an electrode catalyst-containing anodewhich is provided on another surface of the solid polymer electrolyte filmand generates a proton by oxidizing water; and an anode chamberwhich accommodates the anodeand to which an electrolytic solution is supplied, in which at least one of a surface of the cathodeside and a surface of the anodeside of the solid polymer electrolyte filmis hydrophilized.