Nature Energy, Published online: 04 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41560-026-02055-0 Electrochemically mediated CO2 capture typically makes use of sorbents that must be reduced before binding CO2, a process often hampered by competitive oxygen reduction reactions. Here the authors develop N-heterocyclic imines that capture CO2 in the neutral state and release it with near-theoretical Faradaic efficiency upon electro-oxidation, avoiding the competing reaction.
Nature Energy, Published online: 04 May 2026;
doi:10.1038/s41560-026-02055-0
Electrochemically mediated CO2 capture typically makes use of sorbents that must be reduced before binding CO2, a process often hampered by competitive oxygen reduction reactions. Here the authors develop N-heterocyclic imines that capture CO2 in the neutral state and release it with near-theoretical Faradaic efficiency upon electro-oxidation, avoiding the competing reaction.
— Source: Nature Energy (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41560-026-02055-0)