articleJournal of the American Chemical SocietyMar 3, 2026Closed access

Biomass-Derived Sustainable Dual-Atom Catalysts Enabled Highly Efficient Electrochemical Reductive Ring-Opening of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural to 2,5-Hexanediol

ZFZhiyong FangTGTao GanWDWei-Xu DongYXYong XuWWWeiyi Wang

University of Science and Technology of China · Hefei National Center for Physical Sciences at Nanoscale · +9 more institutions

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Abstract

Electrochemical reductive ring-opening (ERR) of biomass-derived 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) under mild conditions represents an efficient and sustainable route for the production of value-added chemicals. However, the effectiveness of this process is often limited by the low catalytic activity and poor stability of catalysts in highly acidic environments. Herein, we systematically screen and identify biomass-derived carbon-supported Cu–Zn dual-atom active sites as highly efficient catalysts for the EER of HMF to 2,5-hexanediol (HD), achieving a high selectivity of 91.6% and a productivity of 190.7 μmol mgcat–1 h–1, alongside an impressive Faradaic efficiency of 90.2%. This performance surpasses that of…

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  • Catalysis
  • Electrochemistry
  • Selectivity
  • Faraday efficiency
  • Biomass (ecology)
  • Green chemistry
  • Process (computing)
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