This is the submitted version of the journal article: Wang, Qiuxia; Liu, Junfeng; Li, Tong; [et al.]. «Pd2Ga nanorods as highly active bifunctional catalysts for electrosynthesis of acetic acid coupled with hydrogen production». Chemical engineering journal, Vol. 446, part 1 (Oct. 2022), art. 136878. 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