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  • Electrochemistry holds great potential for the synthesis of complex and valuable compounds, but so far attempts to prepare amino acids have resulted in low yields. Now, the electrosynthesis of alanine and other amino acids from NO and α-keto acids is performed on a silver catalyst, and the amino acid yield is enhanced using two decoupled flow reactors.

    • Mengyang Li
    • Yongmeng Wu
    • Bin Zhang
    Research
    Nature Catalysis
    Volume: 6, P: 906-915

  • Ethylene is a widely used petrochemical feedstock for the manufacture of various critical chemicals. Here the authors show a rationally designed Cu catalyst that enables electrocatalytic production with high performance and economic feasibility as well as sustainability.

    • Bo-Hang Zhao
    • Fanpeng Chen
    • Bin Zhang
    Research
    Nature Sustainability
    Volume: 6, P: 827-837

  • Developing simple strategies for the controlled synthesis and stabilization of metastable carbides remains a challenge. Here, the authors show that potassium ions (K+) facilitate the formation of metastable ɛ-Fe2C from an Fe2N precursor by enhancing the surface carbon chemical potential.

    • Fanpeng Chen
    • Chuanqi Cheng
    • Bin Zhang
    ResearchOpen Access
    Nature Communications
    Volume: 16, P: 1-11

  • This study introduces an electrochemical approach for synthesizing 1,3-butadiene via acetylene hydrogenation, offering petroleum-free pathway for C4H6 production. Mechanistic investigations show that optimizing the C2H2/H2O ratio can enhance the kinetics of the rate-limiting step.

    • Chuanqi Cheng
    • Jiajun Wang
    • Bo-Hang Zhao
    ResearchOpen Access
    Nature Communications
    Volume: 16, P: 1-11

  • Electrocatalytic semihydrogenation of acetylene produces ethylene without petroleum, but is hindered by the need to preprocess coal-derived acetylene. Here the authors report concave carbon-supported Cu nanoparticles to enrich local acetylene concentration for ethylene electrosynthesis from low-concentrated raw coal-derived acetylene with a 91.7% FE at 420 mA cm−2.

    • Fanpeng Chen
    • Li Li
    • Bin Zhang
    ResearchOpen Access
    Nature Communications
    Volume: 15, P: 1-11

  • The development of bimetallic catalysts is often hindered by the heavy workload of the classical trial-and-error method. Now, a distinct mechanism demonstrates that breaking down the net thermochemical reaction into the corresponding electrochemical half-reactions offers a facile approach to design bimetallic catalysts by analysing each putative half-reaction.

    • Bo-Hang Zhao
    • Bin Zhang
    News & Views
    Nature Catalysis
    Volume: 7, P: 229-230

  • Electrocatalytic hydrogenation is green and mild compared with conventional hydrogenation processes. This protocol describes an electrocatalytic semi-hydrogenation method to synthesize olefins with water as the hydrogen source under ambient conditions.

    • Ying Gao
    • Meng He
    • Bin Zhang
    Protocols
    Nature Protocols
    Volume: 21, P: 1126-1147

  • The use of water for electrochemical hydrogenation and oxidation of organic species provides a sustainable route for synthesizing chemicals. The electrode types, general electrocatalyst selection principles and interface microenvironment control are elucidated, conducive to designing efficient electrocatalysts and reaction systems.

    • Cuibo Liu
    • Fanpeng Chen
    • Bin Zhang
    Reviews
    Nature Reviews Chemistry
    Volume: 8, P: 277-293