journal article·2025-09-11

Tandem amine scrubbing and CO2 electrolysis via direct piperazine carbamate reduction

Peng Li, Yu Mao, Heejong Shin, Qi Yang, Xuan Cheng, Yitong Li, Kangkang Li, Hai Yu, Roger Mulder, Wei Kong Pang, Huanyu Jin, Yong Zhao, Zhi Zheng, Emily Finch, Kyle Hearn, Baohua Jia, Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse, Ziyun Wang, Tianyi Ma

Nature Energy· Volume 10· Issue 10
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