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Quantifying buffer transport-limited water electrolysis at non-extreme pH by numerical simulation

EES Catal., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D6EY00006A, Paper

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Melody Wada, Keisuke Obata, Kazuhiro Takanabe
Operating water electrolysis at non-extreme pH is expected to play an essential role in a sustainable society as it significantly broadens the choice of materials for cell components. Buffer species...
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Are plasma discharges really “catalyst-free”?

EES Catal., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D5EY00305A, Perspective

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Thuy Vy Le, C. Buddie Mullins, Thomas C. Underwood
The plasma catalytic design space at plasma solid interfaces. This design space includes the catalytic effect of electrodes, which interact with excited species within plasmas, sputter, and evolve continuously throughout discharges.
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Tailoring electronic structures of Ni@N-doped carbon hollow urchins for dual-functional Zn–CO2 batteries and industrial CO2 electroreduction

EES Catal., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D5EY00299K, Paper

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Songjiang Wu, Di Wang, Haijian Wang, Haiyan Chen, Xinyu Zhuang, Shenjie Yu, Hao Zhang, Suqin Ci, Zhenhai Wen
A hollow urchin-like Ni nanoparticle/N-doped carbon sphere (Ni@N-HCS) catalyst achieves 174.23 mA cm⁻² with 82.34% Faradaic efficiency for CO production and delivers a peak power density of 11.55 mW cm⁻² in Zn–CO₂ batteries.
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Integrated CO2 capture and conversion: dual-functional materials, mechanisms, and pathways to industrial decarbonization

EES Catal., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D5EY00322A, Review Article

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Mohamed A. Elokl, Ahmed G. Ali, Abdelrahman M. Abdelmohsen, Ahmed A. Taha, Abdelrahman A. Ashour, Salma Elshabrawy, Nageh K. Allam
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) is both the principal anthropogenic greenhouse gas and a valuable, non-toxic, and abundant C₁ feedstock for sustainable fuel and chemical production.
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Correction: Phosphate modification of Pd/Al2O3 enhances activity and stability in aromatic hydrogenation under CO-contaminated hydrogen

EES Catal., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6EY90005D, Correction

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Adrian Seitz, Yaoci Sheng, Ian Backes, Phillip Nathrath, Dennis Weber, Tanja Franken, Roberto Félix, Angelo Rillera, Johannes Frisch, Marcus Bär, Tanja Retzer, Patrick Schühle
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Corrosion-resistant mesoporous carbon allowing for durable, high-performance hydrogen fuel cells for heavy-duty vehicle applications

EES Catal., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6EY00019C, Paper

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Marwa Atwa, Sara Pedram, Shicheng Xu, Samuel Dull, Yunha Jung, Takeharu Yoshii, Ruohong Sui, Rong Xu, Robert Marriott, Hirotomo Nishihara, Jonathan E. Mueller, Marco Wiethop, Sebastian Kirsch, Gerold Huebner, Vedran Glavas, Jasna Jankovic, Thomas F. Jaramillo, Fritz B. Prinz
Unlike conventional mesoporous carbon, graphitic mesoporous carbon enhances corrosion stability while preserving high performance and suppressing catalyst dissolution in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs).
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Highly selective photothermal CO2 hydrogenation to C2+ hydrocarbons over Mn-modified K–Fe catalysts

EES Catal., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6EY00013D, Paper

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Xinhuilan Wang, Alejandra Rendón-Patiño, Diego Mateo, Jorge Gascon
Efficient and selective CO₂ hydrogenation pathways are pivotal for tackling climate change while enabling sustainable energy solutions.
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Dynamic structural evolution of 2D/3D MoS2@Ni heterostructure supported on SBA-15 during CO2 RWGS reaction

EES Catal., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D5EY00328H, Paper

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Oumayma Liaaychi, Pascal Blanchard, Maya Marinova, Carole Lamonier, Jean-Philippe Dacquin, Sébastien Royer, Said Laassiri
2D/3D MoS₂@Ni/SBA-15 heterostructures, formed by gas-phase sulfidation, shift Ni from methanation to 100% CO selectivity in RWGS. Confinement and Ni–Mo synergy suppress CH₄ and ensure high activity and stability.
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Reaction network of CO2 hydrogenation into C1–2 oxygenates and its BEP relationships

EES Catal., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D5EY00338E, Paper

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Mikhail V. Polynski, Sergey M. Kozlov
Reaction network analysis with transition state-aware BEP relationships shows how Cu promotes C–C coupling in CO₂ hydrogenation while suppressing CH₄ formation.
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