Electrosynthesis of value-added chemicals: Challenges from laboratory research to industrial application
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Focusing on the research progress of electro-synthetic value-added chemicals, this comment proposes lab strategies to enhance energy conversion efficiency, including catalyst screening, process monitoring, interface optimization, and mass transfer design, with analysis of implementation challenges. It also emphasizes that for industrial application of electrosynthesis technology, breakthroughs are needed in performance, lifespan, and cost, and multidimensional challenges such as modular integration, thermal and mass management, smart control, power configuration, and material separation must be addressed.
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