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Nexus molecule outputs pure ethylene glycol

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Ethylene glycol is traditionally manufactured through energy-intensive thermocatalytic processes. Now, in a marked advance, a cascade catalytic system using electrochemically synthesized H2O2 for ethylene oxidation has been introduced. This strategy represents a benchmark for sustainable chemical manufacturing.

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Fig. 1: Different pathways for ethylene glycol production.

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  1. Yangtze Delta Region Institute (Huzhou), University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Huzhou, PR China

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Xia, C. Nexus molecule outputs pure ethylene glycol. Nat Catal 6, 559–560 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41929-023-00989-2

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