Yongxiang Liang

Jun 19, 2024 | nature.com | Yongxiang Liang |Feng LI |Rui Miao |Shuzhen Zhang |Yang Bai |Haoyue Wan | +3 more

AbstractElectrochemical reduction of carbon monoxide is a promising carbonate-free approach to produce ethylene using renewable electricity. However, the performance of this process suffers from low selectivity and energy efficiency. A priority has been to weaken water dissociation with the aim of inhibiting the competing hydrogen evolution reaction but when this path was examined by replacing H2O with D2O, a further-reduced selectivity toward ethylene was observed.