Battery electrolyte design using process engineering principles - Nature Chemical Engineering

Inspired by analogies between electrochemical cells and chemical reactors, this Perspective explores a process-engineering framework for battery electrolyte design. By connecting electrolyte thermodyn...

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Modular macromolecular design unlocks high-performance silica scale inhibitors - Nature Chemical Engineering

This study develops a modular synthetic platform for highly tunable polymeric silica scale inhibitors. Systematic investigation of structure–performance relationships reveals how chain microstructure ...

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Photoreforming of solid waste on 1 m2 scale using single-source precursor-derived co-catalyst films - Nature Chemical Engineering

This study demonstrates scalable photocatalytic reforming by leveraging single-source precursor chemistry and versatile deposition techniques, including drop casting, spin coating and high-throughput ...

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Dynamic operation and reaction network coupling in solid oxide electrochemical reactors - Nature Chemical Engineering

Solid oxide cells have traditionally been confined to operation as standalone electrolyzers or fuel cells, with research predominantly focused on materials performance. This Comment highlights opportu...

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Intermittency in alkaline water electrolysis - Nature Chemical Engineering

Intermittent renewable electricity makes dynamic operation unavoidable for alkaline water electrolysis. This Comment discusses how shunt and reverse currents emerge from an alkaline water electrolysis...

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Photoreforming of solid waste on 1 m2 scale using single-source precursor-derived co-catalyst films - Nature Chemical Engineering

This study demonstrates scalable photocatalytic reforming by leveraging single-source precursor chemistry and versatile deposition techniques, including drop casting, spin coating and high-throughput ...

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Redox-decoupled electrolysis for direct air capture of CO2 - Nature Chemical Engineering

Electrochemical direct air capture achieves high energy efficiency only when producing a dilute hydroxide stream that is incompatible with existing air contactors. This study reports a redox-decoupled...

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Flow-synchronized ring-shaped electrochemical ion pumping for redox-free desalination without terminal electrodes - Nature Chemical Engineering

This study reports on flow-synchronized ring-shaped electrochemical ion pumping, which eliminates the need for terminal electrodes and enables redox-free, energy-efficient and continuous desalination ...

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Hybrid bioprinting of hierarchical vascular networks at capillary-scale resolution - Nature Chemical Engineering

A machine learning-guided hybrid bioprinting strategy integrates extrusion and aerosol jet printing to create hierarchical vascular networks with capillary-scale resolution. This approach enables prec...

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Redox-decoupled electrolysis for direct air capture of CO2 - Nature Chemical Engineering

Electrochemical direct air capture achieves high energy efficiency only when producing a dilute hydroxide stream that is incompatible with existing air contactors. This study reports a redox-decoupled...

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Hybrid bioprinting of hierarchical vascular networks at capillary-scale resolution - Nature Chemical Engineering

A machine learning-guided hybrid bioprinting strategy integrates extrusion and aerosol jet printing to create hierarchical vascular networks with capillary-scale resolution. This approach enables prec...

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Plant-level decarbonization pathways and mitigation costs of global oil refineries - Nature Chemical Engineering

Decarbonizing oil refining is essential to meeting climate targets. Here the authors develop a plant-level low-carbon pathway model to reveal heterogeneous decarbonization pathways across oil refineri...

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We need to talk about techno-economic analyses - Nature Chemical Engineering

As techno-economic assessments become standard in process research, their scope and application should be calibrated to the maturity of the technology under study.

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A synthetic cell-free pathway for biocatalytic upgrading of formate from electrochemically reduced CO2 - Nature Chemical Engineering

Cost-effective, environmentally sustainable and energy-efficient ways to address rising atmospheric CO2 levels are urgently needed. Here the authors combine electrochemical reduction of CO2 to formate...

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A knowledge graph framework for digital twins of chemical processes - Nature Chemical Engineering

This study reports a knowledge graph framework for constructing evolvable predictive physical models to support the development of digital twins for chemical processes, enabling the seamless incorpora...

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Scaling carbon electrolysis means solving heat, pressure and flow, commentary says

Electrolysis can resemble a modern version of alchemy. Start with one compound, run it through an electrochemical process and end up with an entirely different mix of chemicals.

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In situ regeneration of CO2 electroreduction metal catalysts - Nature Chemical Engineering

As the CO2 electrolysis field transitions to technological implementation, operational stability emerges as an essential focus of both fundamental and engineering research. This Comment discusses the ...

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Decoupling and recoupling electrochemical reactions - Nature Chemical Engineering

This Editorial highlights recent strategies for bridging electrochemical half-reactions that have been deliberately separated into distinct environments, showcasing how creative recoupling approaches ...

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Stack-level challenges for CO and CO2 electrolysis - Nature Chemical Engineering

CO and CO2 electrolysis have progressed rapidly from laboratory test cells to pilot-scale stacks. This Comment argues that the field must now shift focus to confront the unique engineering and deploym...

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Co-electrolysis of CO2 and H2O in an alkaline polymer layer-coated proton-exchange-membrane electrolyzer - Nature Chemical Engineering

This study reports an alkaline polymer layer-coated proton-exchange-membrane electrolyzer that enables the co-electrolysis of CO2 and pure water, mitigating salt precipitation and carbon loss. By usin...

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Review articles in the era of agentic artificial intelligence - Nature Chemical Engineering

Artificial intelligence assistants can now survey a field rapidly and with increasing accuracy, but impactful Review and Perspective articles have never been just surveys. Their value lies in perspect...

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An end-to-end framework for reactivity in heterogeneous catalysis - Nature Chemical Engineering

This study presents a framework for the automated generation of reaction networks in heterogeneous catalysis. Powered by state-of-the-art machine learning models, the framework enables the investigati...

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Native lignin-derived oligomers for the synthesis of sustainable high-performance epoxy resins - Nature Chemical Engineering

This study harnesses reductive catalytic fractionation to produce lignin oligomers within a design space that enables efficient epoxidation. The developed epoxidation process activates aliphatic hydro...

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Modular electrochemical synthesis for flexible chemical manufacturing - Nature Chemical Engineering

Electrochemical synthesis typically occurs in coupled systems, in which anodic and cathodic half-reactions proceed simultaneously in the same cell. This Comment discusses strategies that can decouple half-reactions to achieve modular electrochemical synthesis for flexible chemical manufacturing.

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