Anode Catalysts in CO2 Electrolysis: Challenges and Untapped Opportunities

Á Vass, A Kormányos, Z Kószó, B Endrodi… - ACS catalysis, 2022 - ACS Publications
The field of electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction has developed rapidly during recent
years. At the same time, the role of the anodic half-reaction has received considerably less …

Understanding the complexity in bridging thermal and electrocatalytic methanation of CO 2

H Kang, J Ma, S Perathoner, W Chu, G Centi… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The selective methanation of CO2 is an important research area to meet the net-zero
emission targets. Furthermore, it is crucial to develop solutions to achieve carbon neutrality …

High carbon utilization in CO2 reduction to multi-carbon products in acidic media

Y Xie, P Ou, X Wang, Z Xu, YC Li, Z Wang, JE Huang… - Nature Catalysis, 2022 - nature.com
Renewable electricity-powered CO2 reduction to multi-carbon (C2+) products offers a
promising route to realization of low-carbon-footprint fuels and chemicals. However, a major …

Copper-catalysed exclusive CO2 to pure formic acid conversion via single-atom alloying

T Zheng, C Liu, C Guo, M Zhang, X Li, Q Jiang… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Converting CO2 emissions, powered by renewable electricity, to produce fuels and
chemicals provides an elegant route towards a carbon-neutral energy cycle. Progress in the …

Stabilizing Copper by a Reconstruction-Resistant Atomic Cu–O–Si Interface for Electrochemical CO2 Reduction

X Tan, K Sun, Z Zhuang, B Hu, Y Zhang… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Copper (Cu), a promising catalyst for electrochemical CO2 reduction (CO2R) to multi-
electron reduction products, suffers from an unavoidable and uncontrollable reconstruction …

MOF encapsulating N‐heterocyclic carbene‐ligated copper single‐atom site catalyst towards efficient methane electrosynthesis

S Chen, WH Li, W Jiang, J Yang, J Zhu… - Angewandte …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The exploitation of highly efficient carbon dioxide reduction (CO2RR) electrocatalyst for
methane (CH4) electrosynthesis has attracted great attention for the intermittent renewable …

Modulation of *CHxO Adsorption to Facilitate Electrocatalytic Reduction of CO2 to CH4 over Cu-Based Catalysts

J Zhao, P Zhang, T Yuan, D Cheng… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Copper (Cu) can efficiently catalyze the electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) to
produce value-added fuels and chemicals, among which methane (CH4) has drawn …

Engineering Water Molecules Activation Center on Multisite Electrocatalysts for Enhanced CO2 Methanation

S Chen, Z Zhang, W Jiang, S Zhang, J Zhu… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The renewable energy-powered electrolytic reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2) to methane
(CH4) using water as a reaction medium is one of the most promising paths to store …

Manipulating local coordination of copper single atom catalyst enables efficient CO2-to-CH4 conversion

Y Dai, H Li, C Wang, W Xue, M Zhang, D Zhao… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Electrochemical CO2 conversion to methane, powered by intermittent renewable electricity,
provides an entrancing opportunity to both store renewable electric energy and utilize …

Simultaneous Manipulation of Bulk Excitons and Surface Defects for Ultrastable and Highly Selective CO2 Photoreduction

Y Shi, G Zhan, H Li, X Wang, X Liu, L Shi… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The objective of photocatalytic CO2 reduction (PCR) is to achieve high selectivity for a single
energy‐bearing product with high efficiency and stability. The bulk configuration usually …