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ArticleNature communications2026

Decoupling charge‒discharge electrolysis for hydrogen evolution and organic oxidation reactions.

Yi Huang, Hongyu Zhou, Jiajun Wang, Jingfang Zhang, Jiacheng Guan, Rui Wu, Fangyi Cheng, Bin Zhang

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Yi HuangEngineering Research Center of Photoenergy Utilization for Pollution Control and Carbon Reduction, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China. yihuang@ccnu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8065-4076
Hongyu ZhouEngineering Research Center of Photoenergy Utilization for Pollution Control and Carbon Reduction, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China.
Jiajun WangDepartment of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.
Jingfang ZhangState Key Laboratory of Green and Efficient Development of Phosphorus Resources, School of Chemical Engineering & Pharmacy, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Jiacheng GuanEngineering Research Center of Photoenergy Utilization for Pollution Control and Carbon Reduction, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China.
Rui WuGusu Laboratory of Materials, Suzhou, China.
Fangyi ChengKey Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Nankai University, Tianjin, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9400-1500
Bin ZhangDepartment of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China. bzhang@tju.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0542-1819

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National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 22206054National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 22478310
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Abstract

Replacing the oxygen evolution reaction with more thermodynamically favourable organic oxidation reactions (OORs) can enable energy-efficient hydrogen evolution and hydrogenation. However, cathodic reduction rates are limited by sluggish OORs. Herein, we report a decoupled electrolysis strategy using a solid redox reservoir (RR) to realize an optimized hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) paired with valuable chemical synthesis. The decoupled system with a rechargeable capability features a HER coupled with RR oxidation for electricity storage, which is followed by the conversion of OORs (e.g., ethylene glycol, glycerol) into value-added chemicals coupled with the reduction of the oxidized RR to generate electricity. The fast kinetics of RR oxidation and membrane-free cell operation optimize the HER rate. The value-added chemicals and electricity are cocreated during the discharge process, offering more economic benefits. This decoupling design is universally applicable to other OORs-paired reduction systems (e.g., acetylene-to-ethylene semihydrogenation) to synthesize various chemicals for electricity storage and generation, paving a sustainable avenue for H

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