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ArticleAdvanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)2026

Breaking the Adsorption Seesaw Via Asymmetric Pt-M Sites for PET Electro-Upcycling.

Yiran Zuo, Cong Wei, Yanyan Fang, Chongyang Tang, Jinglei Chen, Dongyang Wu, Zhaohui Liu, Xuanwei Yin, Zenan Bian, Yifan Wang and 4 more

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Yiran ZuoState Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, P.R. China.
Cong WeiState Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, P.R. China.
Yanyan FangState Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, P.R. China.
Chongyang TangState Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, P.R. China.
Jinglei ChenState Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, P.R. China.
Dongyang WuState Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, P.R. China.
Zhaohui LiuState Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, P.R. China.
Xuanwei YinState Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, P.R. China.
Zenan BianState Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, P.R. China.
Yifan WangState Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, P.R. China.
Xinyue DuState Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, P.R. China.
Lin JiangSchool of Microelectronics, Shanghai University, Shanghai, P.R. China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0004-2492-6286
Qiyuan HeDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9083-8285
Gongming WangState Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, P.R. China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0453-4002

Funding

Anhui Provincial Development and Reform Commission AHZDCYCX-LSDT2023-07Anhui Provincial Development and Reform Commission AHZDCYCX-LSDT2023-08China Postdoctoral Science Foundation 2024M763137China Postdoctoral Science Foundation 2025M770150Department of Ecology and Environment of Anhui ProvinceFundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities WK2060000016Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities WK9990250176Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities WK9990250184Joint Support Program of the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation and Anhui Province 2025T005AHNational Key Research and Development Program of China 2021YFA1500400National Natural Science Foundation of China 21925110National Natural Science Foundation of China 22175163National Natural Science Foundation of China 22321001National Natural Science Foundation of China 22509200National Natural Science Foundation of China 52371229Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Province 2208085UD04Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Province 2508085QB040Postdoctoral Fellowship Program of the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation GZB20250037
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Abstract

Electrochemical upgrading of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) waste to high-value glycolic acid (GA) offers a sustainable route for plastic valorization. However, due to the uniform and limited electron density, the adsorption of the key intermediate ethylene glycol (EG) and hydroxyl (OH) on Pt catalysts is restricted by a linear-scaling-governed "see-saw" relationship, which inevitably leads to a fundamental activity bottleneck. Herein, we find that constructing asymmetric nucleophilic - electrophilic Pt - M sites can overcome this bottleneck via coupled electronic and geometric effects. The nucleophilic Pt sites favor the moderate adsorption of EG, while the electrophilic M sites favor OH adsorption, breaking the linear-scaling constraint. The synthesized Pt - Fe nanowires with asymmetric dual sites display breakthrough intrinsic activity with an onset potential of 0.225 V vs. RHE for GA evolution, and achieve energy - effective GA production in a continuous flow electrolyzer with a daily revenue of $258.97/ton in PET upcycling. Operando characterization confirms that the asymmetric construction disrupts the linear adsorption coupling behavior. Importantly, an "asymmetric dual - site electronic - geometric coupling" descriptor is proposed to capture the decoupled adsorption behavior, which is applicable to other Pt - M (Fe, Co, Ni, Pd, Au) catalysts.

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adsorptionelectrochemistryelectrolysisethylene glycolglycolic acid

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PMID42257392
PMCPMC13361146

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