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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2003
Applicants:
Paul Watts, Victoria Dock, GB;
Stephen John Haswell, Cottingham, GB;
Inventors:
Paul Watts, Victoria Dock, GB;
Stephen John Haswell, Cottingham, GB;
Assignee:
The University of Hull, Hull, GB;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 57/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A carboxylic acid molecule (R COOH) is subjected to an electric field in a micro-reactor. The molecule decarboxyles to form a radical (R). Two radicals (R) can dimerise to form the product (R—R). It is believed that the reaction occurs away from the electrodes used to apply the electric field (but may also occur at the electrode surfaces).