Aerobic oxidation is a key industrial process for producing valuable chemicals from alkenes and alkanes, abundant in petroleum and natural gas. However, existing methods are inefficient and unsustainable. This technology offers a novel, sustainable approach for aerobic electrochemical oxidation of hydrocarbons, utilizing copper-tungsten oxide catalysts to achieve efficient and selective transformations.

• Resource Utilization: Converts otherwise wasted hydrocarbons into marketable products
• Sustainability: Reduces methane and carbon dioxide emissions by converting light hydrocarbons into valuable chemicals
• Efficiency: Operates under mild conditions with high selectivity producing high yields

First proof of concept was demonstrated.