The electroreduction of CO represents a promising approach toward artificial hydrocarbon synthesis, but its rate is limited by the sluggish transport of CO in aqueous electrolytes. Recent work shows how the issue can be circumvented by using gas diffusion electrodes.
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Raciti, D., Wang, C. Electrochemical alternative to Fischer–Tropsch. Nat Catal 1, 741–742 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41929-018-0160-z
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