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Electrochemically mediated disproportionation for selective formaldehyde upcycling in acid

Traditional recycling of polyoxymethylene plastic often leads to significant material loss and toxic emissions. Here, the authors introduce an acidic electrochemical process that efficiently converts plastic waste into valuable chemicals with conversion efficiency approaching 90%.

Yun Song
Zhaohua Zhu
Ruquan Ye
ResearchOpen Access18 Mar 2026
Nature Communications

P: 1-13
Preliminary study on the distribution and risk assessments of microplastic pollution in surface water in Chengdu, China

Juan Chen
Yong Chen
Yinger Deng
ResearchOpen Access02 Mar 2026
Scientific Reports

P: 1-12
Efficient CO₂-to-methanol electrocatalysis in acidic media via microenvironment-tuned cobalt phthalocyanine

Multielectron molecular CO₂ reduction in acid is challenged by weak CO binding and competing hydrogen evolution. Here a methanol Faradaic efficiency of 62% is achieved in acid by tuning the microenvironment with cationic, hydrophobic and aerophilic layers.

Yun Song
Charles B. Musgrave III
Ruquan Ye
Research17 Nov 2025
Nature Nanotechnology

Volume: 21, P: 78-86
A covalent molecular design enabling efficient CO₂ reduction in strong acids

Selective electrochemical CO₂ reduction (CO₂RR) in strong acids remains challenging due to competition with the hydrogen evolution reaction. Now it is reported that peripheral functionalization of immobilized molecular complexes with quaternary ammonium groups can regulate the mass distribution surrounding the active sites, enabling selective CO₂RR in strong acids.

Qiang Zhang
Charles B. Musgrave III
Ruquan Ye
Research25 Jun 2024
Nature Synthesis

Volume: 3, P: 1231-1242
Strain enhances the activity of molecular electrocatalysts via carbon nanotube supports

While strain engineering via support modification is a powerful strategy to tune catalytic properties, it is complex to control for immobilized molecular complexes. Now the curvature of carbon nanotubes is leveraged to induce strain to metal phthalocyanine complexes and boost their electrocatalytic activity

Jianjun Su
Charles B. Musgrave III
Ruquan Ye
ResearchOpen Access14 Aug 2023
Nature Catalysis

Volume: 6, P: 818-828

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Electrochemically mediated disproportionation for selective formaldehyde upcycling in acid

Preliminary study on the distribution and risk assessments of microplastic pollution in surface water in Chengdu, China

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A covalent molecular design enabling efficient CO2 reduction in strong acids

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Efficient CO₂-to-methanol electrocatalysis in acidic media via microenvironment-tuned cobalt phthalocyanine

A covalent molecular design enabling efficient CO₂ reduction in strong acids