
#1131Chemistry & Material ScienceFront Page27 January 2026
High-Purity Propanal: A New Standard in CO2 Electroreduction Cascades
Researchers have engineered a two-stage catalytic system that converts carbon dioxide and water directly into 99% pure propanal. By integrating a tin-copper alloy for electrochemical reduction with a rhodium-based thermal catalyst, the process achieves high selectivity and stability without requiring complex downstream purification.
By Wang, Gu, Yang, Li, Zeng, Cai, Zhao, Lu, Li, Huang, Liu