Nickel-Doped Facet-Selective Copper Nanowires for Activating CO-to-Ethanol Electrosynthesis.

Ethanol isa promising energy vector for closing the anthropogenic carbon cycle through reversible electrochemical redox. Currently, ethanol electrosynthesissuffers from low product selectivity due to the competitive advantage of ethylene in CO/CO electroreduction. Here, a facet-selective metal-doping strategy is reported, tuning the reaction kinetics of CO reduction paths and thus enhancing the ethanol selectivity.

Stabilizing *CO Intermediates at the Acidic Interface using Molecularly Dispersed Cobalt Phthalocyanine as Catalysts for CO Reduction.

CO electroreduction (CO R) operating in acidic media circumvents the problems of carbonate formation and CO crossover in neutral/alkaline electrolyzers. Alkali cations have been universally recognized as indispensable components for acidic CO R, while they cause the inevitable issue of salt precipitation. It is therefore desirable to realize alkali-cation-free CO R in pure acid.

Metabolomics-assisted biotechnological interventions for developing plant-based functional foods and nutraceuticals.

Today, the dramatic changes in types of food consumed have led to an increased burden of chronic diseases. Therefore, the emphasis of food research is not only to ensure quality food that can supply adequate nutrients to prevent nutrition related diseases, but also to ensure overall physical and mental-health. This has led to the concept of functional foods and nutraceuticals (FFNs), which can be ideally produced and delivered through plants.