Oxidation-state control of cobalt enables selective electrocatalytic hydrogenation (IMAGE)

Yokohama National University

Oxidation-state control of cobalt enables selective electrocatalytic hydrogenation

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A carbon-supported cobalt catalyst dynamically balances metallic Co and residual CoOx under electrolysis conditions, enabling selective hydrogenation of nitrogen-containing aromatic compounds using water as the hydrogen source. Controlling this mixed cobalt state provides an earth-abundant alternative to platinum-group-metal catalysts.

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YOKOHAMA National University

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