The process described in the current paper is an alternative route that allows running the Kolbe electrolysis under economically attractive conditions and thus bringing it closer to an industrial application through novel process conditions, novel reactor technology, and the utilization of low-cost excess renewable electricity. The process allows the conversion of fatty acids into hydrocarbons in aqueous electrolytes without applying organic solvents. Important process parameters such as electrode material costs, surface area, and energy requirements of an electrochemical reactor in MW scale have been calculated. Depending on the fatty acid mixtures chosen, tailor-made product equivalents of jet oil, lamp oil, and diesel fuels can be achieved at high Faraday efficiency and high conversion, yields, and selectivities.

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当前论文中描述的工艺是允许在经济诱人的条件下运行Kolbe电解的替代方法，从而通过新颖的工艺条件，新颖的反应器技术以及利用低成本的过量可再生电力，使其更接近于工业应用。该方法允许在水性电解质中将脂肪酸转化为烃，而无需施加有机溶剂。已经计算出重要的工艺参数，例如电极材料成本，表面积和电化学反应器的兆瓦级能量需求。根据所选的脂肪酸混合物，可以以高法拉第效率和高转化率，高收率和高选择性获得量身定制的等同于航油，轻质油和柴油的产品。

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