Decoupling charge‒discharge electrolysis for hydrogen evolution and organic oxidation reactions

Nature Communications, Published online: 27 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41467-026-71016-8

Using thermodynamically favourable organic oxidations instead of oxygen evolution enables energy-efficient cathodic reactions, but rates are limited by slow anodic kinetics. Here, the authors report decoupled charge‒discharge electrolysis using a solid redox reservoir to overcome this limitation.

​Nature Communications, Published online: 27 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41467-026-71016-8Using thermodynamically favourable organic oxidations instead of oxygen evolution enables energy-efficient cathodic reactions, but rates are limited by slow anodic kinetics. Here, the authors report decoupled charge‒discharge electrolysis using a solid redox reservoir to overcome this limitation.