Thangavelu, S. and Udupa, K.S.
(1988)
Electrosynthesis of tartaric acid from maleic and fumaric acids.
Bulletin of Electrochemistry , 4 (5).
pp. 473-474.
ISSN 0256-1654
Abstract
Tartaric acid has been electrochemically synthesised by hydroxylating the olefinic double bond of maleic and fumaric acids
through epoxidation and hydrolysis. Epoxidation of these olefinic compounds has been electrochemically achieved using in
situ regeneration of redox reagents containing suitable catalysts. Effect of various experimental parameters on the epoxidation,
such as current density, pH, temperature, concentration of the reactant, concentration of the catalyst and nature of
the supponing electrolyte-cum-reactant has been studied. Conditions for the conversion of the corresponding epoxides formed
into tartaric acid have been standardised
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