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ArticleNature communications2025

Anion intercalation enables efficient and stable carboxylate upgrading via aqueous non-Kolbe electrolysis.

Xinyan Zhang, Laihao Luo, Chunxiao Liu, Weiqing Xue, Yuan Ji, Donghao Zhao, Pengbo Liu, Xinran Feng, Jun Luo, Qiu Jiang and 4 more

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Xinyan Zhang *Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Laihao Luo *Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0000-0421-088X
Chunxiao Liu *School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6217-4482
Weiqing XueHefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Yuan JiSchool of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.
Donghao ZhaoHefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Pengbo LiuHefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Xinran FengSchool of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.
Jun LuoHefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Qiu JiangSchool of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2408-198X
Tingting ZhengSchool of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2782-2800
Xu LiSchool of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7577-4957
Chuan XiaSchool of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China. chuan.xia@uestc.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4526-159X
Jie ZengHefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China. zengj@ustc.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8812-0298

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National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 22221003National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 22309171National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 52171201State Key Laboratory of Catalysis (State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics) 2024SKL-A-01
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Abstract

Next-generation techniques for sustainable carboxylate production generate carboxylate salts as the primary outcome. To circumvent the costly conversion of carboxylate salts to acids, we demonstrate the aqueous (non-)Kolbe electrolysis process as an alternative strategy to generate downstream value-added chemicals. Upon revealing the irreversible oxidation-induced charge transfer inhibition on the graphite anode, we propose an anion intercalation strategy to mitigate the stability problem induced by the ever-increasing overpotential. In acetate decarboxylation, we observe a high Faradaic efficiency of ~95% for non-Kolbe products (methanol and methyl acetate) at wide current densities ranging from 0.05 to 1 A cm

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