BUZZO, G.S.RODRIGUES, A.C.B.SOUZA, R.F.B. deSILVA, J.C.M.BASTOS, E.L.SPINACE, E.V.NETO, A.O.ASSUMPCAO, M.H.M.T.2015-01-092015-01-092015BUZZO, G.S.; RODRIGUES, A.C.B.; SOUZA, R.F.B. de; SILVA, J.C.M.; BASTOS, E.L.; SPINACE, E.V.; NETO, A.O.; ASSUMPCAO, M.H.M.T. Synthesis of hydroquinone with co-generation of electricity from phenol aqueous solution in a proton exchange membrane fuel cell reactor. <b>Catalysis Communications</b>, v. 59, p. 113-115, 2015. DOI: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.catcom.2014.09.048">10.1016/j.catcom.2014.09.048</a>. Disponível em: http://repositorio.ipen.br/handle/123456789/23239.1566-7367http://repositorio.ipen.br/handle/123456789/23239In a proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) an aqueous solution containing 100 mg L−1 of phenol was oxidized at the anode using PtRu/C as catalyst while oxygen gas was reduced at cathode using Pt/C as catalyst. The use of a fuel cell as a flow reactor allowed obtaining hydroquinone, an important compound much used in medicine and cosmetic industry, as product with the co-generation of electricity. A conversion of 20% of phenol with the formation of 16 mg L−1 of hydroquinone (80% of selectivity) was observed after 240 min of fuel cell operation at 80 °C.113-115openAccessproton exchange membrane fuel cellsphenoloxidationquinonesaqueous solutionspower generationArtigo de periódico5910.1016/j.catcom.2014.09.048https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9287-6071https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7011-826169.79