Patent ID: 8636881

Claim:
A process for performing an electrochemical conversion comprising the steps of: (a) placing a known quantity of a first substance into an integrated electrochemical reactor through an opening in said integrated electrochemical reactor, said electrochemical reactor comprising a glass body, said integrated electrochemical reactor having an internal volume including a mixing chamber and an electrolysis chamber separate from said mixing chamber, said mixing chamber being in spatial communication with said electrolysis chamber, said first substance being placed into one of said mixing chamber or said electrolysis chamber; (b) placing a known quantity of a second substance and a stir bar into another of said mixing chamber or said electrolysis chamber free of said first substance; (c) sealing said opening of said integrated electrochemical reactor to isolate said internal volume of said integrated electrochemical reactor thereby forming a sealed integrated electrochemical reactor for transport; (d) rotating said integrated electrochemical reactor about a 360 degree axis of rotation of the reactor such that the substance in said electrolysis chamber is transferred to said mixing chamber for mixing with the other substance to form a mixture; (e) rotating said integrated electrochemical reactor again such that said mixture in said mixing chamber is transferred to said electrolysis chamber; (f) electrolyzing said mixture in said electrolysis chamber to change at least a portion of said mixture from a first chemical state to a second chemical state by passing electrical current through an anode and a cathode positioned in said electrolysis chamber in spaced relation relative to one another; and (g) directly connecting said integrated electrochemical reactor to an external analyzer to measure one of said first substance, said second substance, said first chemical state, said second chemical state, and combinations thereof.