Themed collection Editor’s Choice collection: Zhichuan J Xu
Electrochemical ozone production: from fundamental mechanisms to advanced applications
This work explores the mechanism of electrochemical ozone production (EOP), focusing on electrocatalyst development, standardized testing, EOP electrolyzer design and application. By addressing challenges and summarizing progress, it aims to promote practical EOP application in diverse fields.
EES Catal., 2025,3, 170-204
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4EY00204K
Core–shell structured PtCu/C applied in a high-temperature direct ethanol electroreformer to produce green H2 at reduced energy demand with high CO2 selectivity: performance and techno-economic analyses
Core–shell PtxCu@PtyCu/C (y ≫ x) catalysts have proven to be effective for producing green H2 from a high-temperature PEM ethanol electroreformer with higher CO2 selectivity and lower energy demand, potentially competing with PEM water electrolysis.
EES Catal., 2026, Advance Article
https://doi.org/10.1039/D5EY00210A
Heating dictates the scalability of CO2 electrolyzer types
Electrochemical CO2 reduction offers a promising method of converting renewable electrical energy into valuable hydrocarbon compounds, but upscaling generates substantial heat that poses limitations to the cell design.
EES Catal., 2025,3, 305-317
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4EY00190G
Unidirectional bubble transportation on slippery micro-cone array electrodes enables spontaneous 99.99% gas separation in membrane-less water electrolysis
Slippery micro-cone array electrodes for membrane-free water electrolysis with spontaneous 99.99% directional gas separation.
EES Catal., 2025,3, 152-160
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4EY00184B
Unveiling the origins of the activity gap between rotating disk electrodes and membrane electrode assemblies: Pt seed-mediated iridium-doped octahedral platinum nickel catalysts for proton exchange membrane fuel cells
Proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) offer energy solutions of high efficiency and low environmental impact.
EES Catal., 2025,3, 128-139
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4EY00172A
Operational strategies of pulsed electrolysis to enhance multi-carbon product formation in electrocatalytic CO2 reduction
Different operational strategies of pulsed electrolysis lead to different origins for the enhancement of multi-carbon product formation in electrocatalytic CO2 reduction.
EES Catal., 2024,2, 997-1005
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4EY00039K
Microporous transport layers facilitating low iridium loadings in polymer electrolyte water electrolysis
The 3D structure of the anodic catalyst layer in polymer electrolyte water electrolysis is characterized and its shown that Pt-coated microporous transport layers help to reduce iridium loadings by maximizing catalyst utilization.
EES Catal., 2024,2, 585-602
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3EY00279A