Emerging materials and technologies for electrocatalytic seawater splitting

H Jin, J Xu, H Liu, H Shen, H Yu, M Jaroniec… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
The limited availability of freshwater in renewable energy-rich areas has led to the
exploration of seawater electrolysis for green hydrogen production. However, the complex …

Combustion, chemistry, and carbon neutrality

K Kohse-Höinghaus - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Combustion is a reactive oxidation process that releases energy bound in chemical
compounds used as fuels─ energy that is needed for power generation, transportation …

Electrocatalytic upcycling of polyethylene terephthalate to commodity chemicals and H2 fuel

H Zhou, Y Ren, Z Li, M Xu, Y Wang, R Ge… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Plastic wastes represent a largely untapped resource for manufacturing chemicals and fuels,
particularly considering their environmental and biological threats. Here we report …

Carbon-efficient carbon dioxide electrolysers

A Ozden, FP García de Arquer, JE Huang, J Wicks… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The electroreduction of CO2 (CO2R) is the conversion of CO2 to renewable fuels and
feedstocks, a promising technology that could support the transition from fossil to renewable …

Alcohols electrooxidation coupled with H2 production at high current densities promoted by a cooperative catalyst

Z Li, Y Yan, SM Xu, H Zhou, M Xu, L Ma, M Shao… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Electrochemical alcohols oxidation offers a promising approach to produce valuable
chemicals and facilitate coupled H2 production. However, the corresponding current density …

Organic electrochemistry: molecular syntheses with potential

C Zhu, NWJ Ang, TH Meyer, Y Qiu… - ACS central …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Efficient and selective molecular syntheses are paramount to inter alia biomolecular
chemistry and material sciences as well as for practitioners in chemical, agrochemical, and …

CO2-mediated organocatalytic chlorine evolution under industrial conditions

J Yang, WH Li, HT Tang, YM Pan, D Wang, Y Li - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
During the chlor-alkali process, in operation since the nineteenth century, electrolysis of
sodium chloride solutions generates chlorine and sodium hydroxide that are both important …

Electrocatalytic refinery for sustainable production of fuels and chemicals

C Tang, Y Zheng, M Jaroniec… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Compared to modern fossil‐fuel‐based refineries, the emerging electrocatalytic refinery (e‐
refinery) is a more sustainable and environmentally benign strategy to convert renewable …

Selective production of ethylene glycol at high rate via cascade catalysis

L Fan, Y Zhao, L Chen, J Chen, J Chen, H Yang… - Nature Catalysis, 2023 - nature.com
Ethylene glycol is currently produced via an energy-intensive two-step thermocatalytic
process that results in substantial CO2 emissions. Sustainable ethylene glycol production …

Comprehensive understandings into complete reconstruction of precatalysts: synthesis, applications, and characterizations

X Liu, J Meng, J Zhu, M Huang, B Wen… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Reconstruction induced by external environment (such as applied voltage bias and test
electrolytes) changes catalyst component and catalytic behaviors. Investigations of complete …