The suppression of side reactions in electrochemical

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Evidence profile

Sourced from the stated challenges and stated research gap and abstract of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 2023 and 2026, spanning 6 journals. Those papers have been cited 250 times in total.

Supporting evidence — 8 representative gaps

• Indium-based Metal Organic Frameworks (In-MOFs) for Electrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide to Formate (2026) · International Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry · doi

  The suppression of side reactions in electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide. The need for scalable and stable electrocatalysts. The complexity of the electrochemical reduction reaction mechanism.

  generalstated challenges
  Keywords: suppression side reactions electrochemical reduction carbon dioxide need
• Roles of copper(I) in water-promoted CO2 electrolysis to multi-carbon compounds (2024) · Nature Communications · cited 85× · doi

  The lack of understanding of the role of the electrocatalyst in H2O management in CO2 RR. The limited C2+ formation performances of the MEA-based CO2 RR due to the lack of catholyte and useful insights for the design of cathode catalyst for efficient water management.

  generalstated research gap
  Keywords: lack understanding role electrocatalyst h2o management co2 limited
• Maximizing Active Site Density in Tin Single‐Site Catalysts for Selective Carbon Dioxide to Formate Electroreduction (2026) · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · doi

  ABSTRACT The electrocatalytic conversion of CO 2 into value‐added chemicals is governed by catalyst structure‐reactivity relationships that remain incompletely understood, particularly regarding how coordination environment and active‐site density influence product selectivity.

  generalabstract
  Keywords: abstract electrocatalytic conversion value added chemicals governed catalyst structure reactivity relationships remain incompletely understood particularly
• Structural Asymmetric Regulation in Metal‐Organic Frameworks for Efficient Electrocatalytic CO 2 to C 2 Products (2026) · Advanced Functional Materials · doi

  ABSTRACT Electrocatalytic CO 2 reduction reaction (CO 2 RR) to value‐added C 2 products is a promising pathway for sustainable chemical manufacturing and carbon resource valorization, yet its efficiency remains limited by the intrinsically sluggish C─C coupling step.

  generalabstractevidence 5/5
  Keywords: abstract electrocatalytic reduction reaction value added products promising pathway sustainable chemical manufacturing carbon resource valorization
• Continuously Producing Highly Concentrated and Pure Acetic Acid Aqueous Solution via Direct Electroreduction of CO2 (2024) · Journal of the American Chemical Society · cited 94× · doi

  Despite one-pot tandem catalysis (dividing the eCO2RR to C2 into two catalytical reactions of CO2 to CO and CO to C2) offering the potential for significantly enhancing reaction efficiency, its mechanism remains unclear and its performance is unsatisfactory.

  generalabstractevidence 5/5
  Keywords: despite tandem catalysis dividing catalytical reactions offering potential enhancing reaction efficiency mechanism remains unclear performance
• Beyond Leverage in Activity and Stability toward CO2 Electroreduction to Formate over a Bismuth Catalyst (2024) · ACS Catalysis · cited 71× · doi

  Nevertheless, limited by the unstable structure and states of catalysts under electrochemical conditions, electroreduction of CO2 to formate is still facing a trade-off between activity and stability, especially at high current densities.

  generalabstractevidence 5/5
  Keywords: nevertheless limited unstable structure states catalysts electrochemical conditions electroreduction formate still facing trade activity stability
• Coordination‐Engineered Interfacial Pathway Partitioning for Electrocatalytic CO 2 Conversion and Downstream Upgrading (2026) · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · doi

  ABSTRACT Electrochemical CO 2 reduction (eCO 2 RR) is increasingly capable of delivering downstream‐compatible carbon products, yet the interfacial origin of pathway selection remains insufficiently understood.

  generalabstractevidence 5/5
  Keywords: abstract electrochemical reduction increasingly capable delivering downstream compatible carbon products interfacial origin pathway selection remains
• Single Atom Bi Decorated Copper Alloy Enables C−C Coupling for Electrocatalytic Reduction of CO2 into C2+ Products** (2023) · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · doi

  Abstract Single atom alloy (SAA) catalysts have been recently explored for promotion of various heterogeneous catalysis, but it remains unexplored for selective electrocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) into multi‐carbon (C 2+ ) products involving C−C coupling.

  generalabstractevidence 5/5
  Keywords: carbon abstract single atom alloy catalysts recently explored promotion various heterogeneous catalysis remains unexplored selective

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