Patent ID: 8691069
Filing Date: 2014-04-08
Classification: C07C,C25B,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A method for co-producing carbon monoxide from a first region of an electrochemical cell having a cathode and a halogen from a second region of the electrochemical cell having an anode, the method comprising the steps of: contacting the first region of the electrochemical cell with a catholyte comprising carbon dioxide; contacting the second region of the electrochemical cell with an anolyte comprising a recycled reactant, wherein the recycled reactant is HX, where X is selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, and I; and applying an electrical potential between the anode and the cathode of the electrochemical cell sufficient to reduce the carbon dioxide and co-produce the carbon monoxide recoverable from the first region of the electrochemical cell and the halogen recoverable from the second region of the electrochemical cell.