ArticleNature communications2025
Sustainable alkane production from waste fatty acids via electrochemically coupled decarboxylation and hydrogenation.
Weiqin Wei, Zhen Wei, Xiaoli Luo, Hong Yuan, Qingqing Zhou, Xiao Ren, Shuxin Ouyang, Tierui Zhang, Ding Ma
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Weiqin WeiBeijing National Laboratory for Molecular Engineering, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Zhen WeiBeijing Key Laboratory for Green Catalysis and Separation, Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials, Education Ministry of China, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, China. xfwz522@126.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1760-8878 Xiaoli LuoEngineering Research Center of Photoenergy Utilization for Pollution Control and Carbon Reduction, Ministry of Education; Key Laboratory of Pesticide and Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China.
Hong YuanEngineering Research Center of Photoenergy Utilization for Pollution Control and Carbon Reduction, Ministry of Education; Key Laboratory of Pesticide and Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China.
Qingqing ZhouBeijing National Laboratory for Molecular Engineering, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Xiao RenBeijing National Laboratory for Molecular Engineering, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, China. renxiao_@pku.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2456-8138 Shuxin OuyangEngineering Research Center of Photoenergy Utilization for Pollution Control and Carbon Reduction, Ministry of Education; Key Laboratory of Pesticide and Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China. oysx@mail.ccnu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7650-1245 Tierui ZhangKey Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7948-9413 Ding MaBeijing National Laboratory for Molecular Engineering, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, China. dma@pku.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3341-2998 Funding
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Upgrading fatty acid derivatives is a promising route to sustainable diesel and jet fuels, but conventional processes require high temperature, pressure, and large H₂ input, while contaminants in waste oil deactivate catalysts, demanding costly purification. Here, we present an integrated electrochemical strategy combining anodic decarboxylation, cathodic proton reduction, and olefin hydrogenation in one reactor, upgrading fatty acid derivatives to long-chain alkanes under mild conditions (60 °C, 1 atm) without external hydrogen. A high alkane yield of 88.9% is achieved and the reported performance is competitive. Experiments and calculations reveal that fatty acid chain length governs product yield and distribution by influencing -H departure and C
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