A research team led by Prof. Yan Wensheng from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) has proposed a doping engineering strategy that breaks the scaling relationship of intermediate binding and minimizes the kinetic barrier of C-N coupling while realizing both high activity and high selectivity in urea electrosynthesis. The study is published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition.
This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: Structural Characterization of SrCo x Ru 1-x O 3-δ Catalyst. (Image by YAN et al.). Credit: ustc The research team has devised an innovative catalyst featuring two independent active sites. These active sites function as reaction centers for different functional groups, thereby facilitating multiple crucial steps in the urea synthesis reaction. The design broke the limitation of traditional catalysts, which typically possessed only a single active site. In addition, it also opened up new avenues for enhancing the catalyst's…