Ethanol obtained from sugarcane is an interesting biomass feedstock that is widely used as fuel and fuel additive. Another relevant biomass feedstock is acetol obtained from glycerol, the major byproduct of biodiesel manufacturing. Ethanol and acetol were oxidized by the Fe(ClO₄)₃-HClO₄-H₂O₂ system in water at 60 °C with full conversions. Ethanol (0.1 M) oxidation yielded 0.058 M formic acid (HFO) and 0.085 M acetic acid (HAC), whereas acetol (0.1 M) oxidation provided 0.059 M HFO and 0.1 M HAC. On the basis of kinetic studies, the oxidation of these feedstocks followed different mechanisms. Ethanol oxidation followed a chain mechanism induced by hydroxyl radicals generated during the catalytic decomposition of H₂O₂ by Fe³⁺. Acetol oxidation, on the other hand, followed a non-chain process in which the complex formed between acetol (as substrate) and the catalyst played a decisive role, and interaction between this complex and H₂O₂ was the limiting stage. The activation energies for ethanol and acetol oxidation were 24.1 and 14.8 kcal/mol, respectively.

从甘蔗获得的乙醇是一种有趣的生物质原料，被广泛用作燃料和燃料添加剂。另一种相关的生物质原料是从甘油获得的丙酮醇，甘油是生物柴油制造的主要副产品。乙醇和丙酮醇被Fe（ClO ₄）₃ -HClO ₄ -H ₂ O ₂氧化系统在60°C的水中完全转化。乙醇（0.1 M）氧化产生0.058 M甲酸（HFO）和0.085 M乙酸（HAC），而丙酮醇（0.1 M）氧化提供0.059 M HFO和0.1 M HAC。在动力学研究的基础上，这些原料的氧化遵循不同的机理。乙醇氧化遵循Fe ³⁺催化H ₂ O ₂催化分解过程中产生的羟基自由基引起的链机理。另一方面，乙醛的氧化遵循非链过程，其中丙酮醇（作为底物）与催化剂之间形成的配合物起决定性作用，并且该配合物与H ₂ O ₂之间的相互作用是极限阶段。乙醇和丙酮醇氧化的活化能分别为24.1和14.8 kcal / mol。