High current density formate production
Exploits a substrate-triggered surface activation where HCHO reduces Cu2+ to active Cu0 sites, stabilized by NiO, enabling efficient and stable formaldehyde oxidation to potassium formate.
Mingtao, Li · Jiamin, Wang · Shi, Yujie · Song, Kepeng · Sang, Yuanhua · Liu, Hong · Yu, Xiaowen
Advanced Functional Materials 2026
Bifunctional system achieves simultaneous HCOOK and NH4Cl production at ultra-low cell voltage