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CO ELECTROREDUCTION

A happy couple makes acetate from CO

Selective electroreduction of CO2-derived CO presents an opportunity to produce sustainable fuels and chemicals; however, its performance has been below practical levels. Now, an ordered Cu–Pd bimetallic catalyst has been developed for selective electroreduction of CO to acetate at an industrially relevant activity.

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Fig. 1: Intermetallic Cu–Pd selectively converts CO into acetate.

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Wang, L. A happy couple makes acetate from CO. Nat Catal 5, 240–241 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41929-022-00773-8

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