journal article·2022-02-10

Efficient electrosynthesis of n-propanol from carbon monoxide using a Ag–Ru–Cu catalyst

Xue Wang, Pengfei Ou, Adnan Ozden, Sung-Fu Hung, Jason Tam, Christine M. Gabardo, Jane Y. Howe, Jared Sisler, Koen Bertens, F. Pelayo García de Arquer, Rui Kai Miao, Colin P. O’Brien, Ziyun Wang, Jehad Abed, Armin Sedighian Rasouli, Mengjia Sun, Alexander H. Ip, David Sinton, Edward H. Sargent

Nature Energy· Volume 7· Issue 2
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