The electrocatalytic hydrogenation (ECH) of octyl aldehyde (octanal) to octyl alcohol (octan-1-ol) was investigated using commercial Pd/alumina catalysts in aqueous ethanol. The influence of different parameters, such as catalyst support, current intensity, polarity of solvent, supporting electrolyte, and octanal concentration, on the electrocatalytic hydrogenation of octanal was studied.