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ArticleAngewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)2026

High-Concentration Alcohol Generation in Bipolar Membrane CO Electrolyzer.

Wenjin Zhu, Qiu-Cheng Chen, Yiqing Chen, Jianan Erick Huang, Guangcan Su, Hengzhou Liu, Weiyan Ni, Yuanjun Chen, Jiaqi Yu, Bosi Peng and 13 more

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Article in Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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23 authors.

Wenjin Zhu *Department of Chemistry and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6120-3213
Qiu-Cheng Chen *Department of Chemistry and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA.
Yiqing Chen *Department of Chemistry and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA.
Jianan Erick Huang *Department of Chemistry and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA.
Guangcan SuDepartment of Chemistry and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA.
Hengzhou LiuDepartment of Chemistry and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA.
Weiyan NiDepartment of Chemistry and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA.
Yuanjun ChenDepartment of Chemistry and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA.
Jiaqi YuDepartment of Chemistry and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA.
Bosi PengDepartment of Chemistry and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA.
Jiantao LiDepartment of Chemistry and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA.
Sungsik LeeX-ray Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois, USA.
Shaoyun HaoDepartment of Chemistry and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA.
Yuxia ShenDepartment of Chemistry and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA.
Huajie ZeDepartment of Chemistry and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA.
Bei ZhouDepartment of Chemistry and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA.
Xiao-Yan LiDepartment of Chemistry and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA.
Yali JiDepartment of Chemistry and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA.
Shuang YangDepartment of Chemistry and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA.
Cong TianDepartment of Chemistry and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA.
Yongxiang LiangDepartment of Chemistry and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA.
Ke XieDepartment of Chemistry and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA.
Edward H SargentDepartment of Chemistry and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0396-6495

Funding

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation 079283Wellcome Trust 061828
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide offers an electricity-powered route to make multicarbon liquid products. However, in conventional systems employing anion exchange membranes (AEMs), significant liquid product crossover leads to dilute product streams, increasing separation costs; and also produces unwanted anodic oxidation, further decreasing overall efficiency. Here, we report a forward-biased bipolar membrane (FB-BPM) system that achieves <10% liquid product crossover while sustaining a highly alkaline environment near the cathode, suppressing ethylene and hydrogen and favoring liquid products. By tuning catalyst composition to modulate the adsorption of *H and *OH, we steer selectivity toward acetate and alcohols. Using the FB-BPM system, we achieve >25 wt% acetate on CuZn and >15 wt% alcohols on CuSn directly from the cathode outlet stream.

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CO electroreductionForward‐biased bipolar membraneHighly concentrated alcohols production

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PMID41251519
PMCPMC12811668

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