ArticleNature communications2026
Orthogonal relay system for efficient CO-to-ethanol electrosynthesis.
Senlin Chu, Yanpu Niu, Libin Zeng, Xinyue Wang, Yifei Xu, Weixiao Lin, Zilin Zhao, Cheng-Jie Yang, Xiahan Sang, Cheng Lian and 6 more
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Senlin Chu *Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Yanpu Niu *School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Hierarchical Nanomaterials, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China.
Libin Zeng *Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8391-3272 Xinyue WangKey Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China. xywang@dlut.edu.cn.
Weixiao LinResearch and Testing Centre of Material School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, China.
Zilin ZhaoKey Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Cheng-Jie YangDepartment of Physics, Tamkang University, Tamsui, Taiwan.
Cheng LianSchool of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Hierarchical Nanomaterials, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9016-832X Zhongjian LiKey Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3685-381X Lecheng LeiKey Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4471-5898 Yang HouKey Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China. yhou@zju.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9795-8503 Funding
National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 22211530045National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 22238008National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 22278364National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 22425805National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 22578393National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) U22A20432
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The electrosynthesis of ethanol from carbon monoxide (CO) can potentially provide low-carbon-intensity fuels and platform chemicals. However, the process performance is compromised by low selectivity, due to the predominant generation of competing products, especially ethylene. Here, we show an orthogonal relay catalysis mechanism that lowers the hydrogenation energy barrier while suppressing carbon-oxygen (C-O) cleavage. Atomic doping with lead electronically tunes the copper (Cu) catalyst to lower the hydrogenation barrier of the key intermediate *CH
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