Alcohol oxidation at electrode interfaces underpins a range of sustainable energy technologies, including direct methanol and ethanol fuel cells. Central to these reactions is the adsorption of ...

Photocatalytic alcohol oxidation for hydrogen production harnesses light energy to drive the partial oxidation of alcohol substrates, typically yielding carbonyl compounds alongside the evolution of ...

Water electrolysis has been considered a promising approach for the efficient and green production of hydrogen as a clean and sustainable energy source, yet limited by the sluggish kinetics of the ...

image: Using an arc-melting method, researchers have synthesized CoSi alloy with rich-vacancy for the the base- and solvent-free selective oxidation of various alcohols, which exhibited excellent ...

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