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Active sites on copper-based catalysts for electrochemical CO2 reduction selectively to C2+ products

Electrochemical CO2 reduction (eCO2RR) towards value-added chemicals, powered by renewable electricity, is a promising technology for storing the intermittent renewable energy in the form of chemical bonds. Among the various products of eCO2RR, multi-carbo ...

EPFL2022

Characterization of phosphorus species distribution in waste activated sludge after anaerobic digestion and chemical precipitation with Fe3+ and Mg2+

Ho Ling Li, Jie Zhang

Given the great concern about phosphorus (P) resource depletion, it's promising to recover P from waste activated sludge (WAS) especially for agricultural application. To this end, it's necessary to understand the P speciation and fractionation within the ...

ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA2019

Crossover of liquid products from electrochemical CO2 reduction through gas diffusion electrode and anion exchange membrane

Andreas Züttel, Wen Luo, Jie Zhang

We reveal that a significant amount (>30%) of the liquid products from electrochemical CO2 reduction (CO2RR) in a flow reactor can cross the gas diffusion electrode (GDE) and anion exchange membrane (AEM). Crossover of volatile products through the GDE occ ...

ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE2020

Low-temperature non-equilibrium synthesis of anisotropic multimetallic nanosurface alloys for electrochemical CO2 reduction

Andreas Züttel, Emad Oveisi, Mo Li, Jie Zhang, Cedric David Koolen

Multimetallic nanoparticles are of interest as functional materials due to their highly tunable properties. However, synthesizing congruent mixtures of immiscible components is limited by the need for high-temperature procedures followed by rapid quenching ...

Springernature2023

Electrospun nanofibers for electrochemical reduction of CO2: A mini review

Andreas Züttel, Wen Luo, Jie Zhang

The electrochemical reduction of CO2 (CO2RR) into valuable products represents a step towards alleviating global warming and the energy crisis. However, the sluggish kinetics of the CO2RR and the competitive hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) still limit th ...

Elsevier2021

Type 5 adenylyl cyclase disruption leads to enhanced exercise performance

Johan Auwerx, Laurent Mouchiroud, Richardus Houtkooper, Jie Zhang

The most important physiological mechanism mediating enhanced exercise performance is increased sympathetic, beta adrenergic receptor (beta-AR), and adenylyl cyclase (AC) activity. This is the first report of decreased AC activity mediating increased exerc ...

Wiley-Blackwell2015

Electrochemical reconstruction of ZnO for selective reduction of CO2 to CO

Andreas Züttel, Wen Luo, Jie Zhang, Kun Zhao, Emanuele Moioli

Electrocatalytic conversion of CO2 to valuable chemicals is a highly promising route to close the carbon cycle. Herein, Zn catalysts derived from electrochemical reconstruction of ZnO materials are presented as efficient CO2-to-CO catalysts. We found that ...

2020

Carbon Nanotube Correlation: Promising Opportunity for CNFET Circuit Yield Enhancement

Giovanni De Micheli, Shashi Kanth Bobba, Jie Zhang, Subhasish Mitra

Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) are grown using chemical synthesis, and the exact positioning and chirality of CNTs are very difficult to control. As a result, “small-width” Carbon Nanotube Field-Effect Transistors (CNFETs) can have a high probability of containin ...

2010

Selective electroreduction of CO2 to C2+ products on cobalt decorated copper catalysts

Sanaz Soodi, Andreas Züttel, Kun Zhao, Jie Zhang

Cu-catalyzed electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) to multi-carbon (C2+) products is often plagued by low selectivity because the adsorption energies of different reaction intermediates are in a linear scaling relationship. Development of Cu-based ...

2024

Using Identity Premium for Honesty Enforcement and Whitewashing Prevention

Karl Aberer, Jie Zhang

One fundamental issue with existing reputation systems, particularly those implemented in open and decentralized environments, is whitewashing attacks by opportunistic participants. If identities are cheap, it is beneficial for a rational provider to simpl ...

Wiley-Blackwell2014

Hydrogen Storage by Reduction of CO2 to Synthetic Hydrocarbons

Andreas Züttel, Wen Luo, Kun Zhao, Noris André Gallandat, Jie Zhang

The storage of renewable energy is crucial for the substitution of fossil fuels with renewable energy. Hydrogen is the first step in the conversion of electricity from renewable sources to an energy carrier. However, hydrogen is technically and economicall ...

2021

The role of malachite nanorods for the electrochemical reduction of CO2 to C-2 hydrocarbons

Andreas Züttel, Emad Oveisi, Kun Zhao, Jie Zhang, Mariana Spodaryk

The electrochemical reduction of CO2 to higher hydrocarbons is a very challenging process that has high potential for the storage of large amounts of renewable energy with a high gravimetric and volumetric energy density. The distribution of hydrocarbons f ...

PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD2019

Dealloying-directed synthesis of efficient mesoporous CoFe-based catalysts towards the oxygen evolution reaction and overall water splitting

Jie Zhang, Chaoqun Dong

It is a great challenge to design highly active, stable and low-cost catalysts for electrochemically splitting water to realize the clean energy generation and renewable energy storage. Herein, a facile one-step dealloying strategy was proposed to synthesi ...

Royal Soc Chemistry2017

Tandem effect of Ag@C@Cu catalysts enhances ethanol selectivity for electrochemical CO2 reduction in flow reactors

Andreas Züttel, Wen Luo, Liping Zhong, Thi Ha My Pham, Mo Li, Jie Zhang, Youngdon Ko, Cedric David Koolen

CO-selective metals (e.g., Ag) on Cu catalysts improve the selec-tivity of multi-carbon (C2+) products in electrochemical CO2 reduc-tion. However, the origin of the improvement remains unclear due to the convolution of tandem and interface effects. Here, A ...

ELSEVIER2022

Characterization of New Potential Anticancer Drugs Designed To Overcome Glutathione Transferase Mediated Resistance

Paul Joseph Dyson, Wee Han Ang, Jie Zhang

Resistance against anticancer drugs remains a serious obstacle in cancer treatment. Here we used novel strategies to target microsomal glutathione transferase 1 (MGST1) and glutathione transferase pi (GSTP) that are often overexpressed in tumors and confer ...

2011

Design of Compact Imperfection-Immune CNFET Layouts for Standard-Cell-Based Logic Synthesis

Giovanni De Micheli, David Atienza Alonso, Shashi Kanth Bobba, Jie Zhang

The quest for technologies with superior device characteristics has showcased Carbon Nanotube Field Effect Transistors (CNFETs) into limelight. Among the several design aspects necessary for today’s grail in CNFET technology, achieving functional immunity ...

2009

Orphan nuclear receptor TR3 acts in autophagic cell death via mitochondrial signaling pathway

Yi Zhang, Friedrich Beermann, Jie Zhang, Yan Liu

Autophagy is linked to cell death, yet the associated mechanisms are largely undercharacterized. We discovered that melanoma, which is generally resistant to drug-induced apoptosis, can undergo autophagic cell death with the participation of orphan nuclear ...

Nature Publishing Group2014

Synergistic Cu/CeO2 carbon nanofiber catalysts for efficient CO2 electroreduction

Andreas Züttel, Wen Luo, Jie Zhang

The electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2RR) has attracted enormous interest because of the energy crisis and climate change; however, more efficient catalysts are required for practical applications. Herein, we present electrospinning as a faci ...

Elsevier2020

Cooperative promotion of electroreduction of CO to n-propanol by *CO enrichment and proton regulation

Jie Zhang

The CO2/CO electroreduction reaction (CO2RR/CORR) to liquid products presents an enticing pathway to store intermittent renewable electricity. However, the selectivity for desirable high-value C3 products, such as n-propanol, remains unsatisfactory in the ...

ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY2025

Scalable synthesis of Cu-cluster catalysts via spark ablation for the electrochemical conversion of CO 2 to acetaldehyde

Olga Safonova, Wen Luo, Mo Li, Jie Zhang, Cedric David Koolen, Ayush Agarwal, Yasemen Kuddusi

The electrochemical conversion of CO 2 into acetaldehyde offers a sustainable and green alternative to the Wacker process. However, current electrocatalysts cannot effectively compete with heterogeneous processes owing to their limited selectivity towards ...

Springer Science and Business Media LLC2025