Spatially decoupling bromide-mediated process boosts propylene oxide electrosynthesis

A research team led by Prof. Zeng Jie and Geng Zhigang from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), utilized bromide as a reaction medium to spatially decouple the electrolysis process and propylene conversion process in the electrocatalytic oxidation of propylene, achieving efficient electrocatalytic oxidation of propylene to produce propylene oxide. The study was published in the Nature Communications.