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Separate electro from the chemistry

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In a standard electrochemistry experiment, the electrochemical signal reports on all electron transfer, chemical, and diffusion steps between the anode and cathode. Now, a membrane reactor decouples each of these steps to enable direct measurement of elementary reaction steps in ways that are otherwise not possible.

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Fig. 1: Comparison of a conventional electrochemical cell and a palladium membrane reactor.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    Yunzhou Wen & Curtis P. Berlinguette

  2. Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    Curtis P. Berlinguette

  3. Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    Curtis P. Berlinguette

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Wen, Y., Berlinguette, C.P. Separate electro from the chemistry. Nat Catal 6, 294–295 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41929-023-00950-3

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