Sustained Direct Electro-epoxidation of Ethylene via a Strain-Gradient CuO-Ag Interface.

Xifeng Yu, Yong Zhao, Sijia Liu, Fayou Tian, Yinghua Zhang, Hui Li, Siwen Yang, Hao Ren, Zhongtao Li, Yan Lin

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Xifeng Yu *State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, P. R. China.

Yong Zhao *State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, P. R. China.

Sijia LiuState Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, P. R. China.

Fayou TianState Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, P. R. China.

Yinghua ZhangState Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, P. R. China.

Hui LiState Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, P. R. China.

Siwen YangState Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, P. R. China.

Hao RenState Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, P. R. China. renh@upc.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9206-7760

Zhongtao LiState Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, P. R. China. liztao@upc.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0157-6098

Yan LinDepartment of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, P. R. China. linyan@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7553-4347

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China Postdoctoral Science Foundation 2024M751616China Postdoctoral Science Foundation BX20240188National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 52403355Taishan Scholar Project of Shandong Province tstp20250526

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Abstract

Direct electrochemical ethylene epoxidation using water as the oxygen source offers a sustainable alternative to conventional thermal processes, but practical implementation is constrained by insufficient ethylene adsorption and the inherent instability of the critical OO* intermediate. Here we show that a CuO/Ag catalyst engineered with coupled strain and electronic properties promotes exposure of metastable Ag(111) facets to strengthen ethylene adsorption and establishes a dual-reagent confinement system that enriches H

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PMID42115610

DOI10.1038/s41467-026-72987-4

PMCPMC13377095

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