Gas diffusion electrodes, reactor designs and key metrics of low-temperature CO2 electrolysers

D Wakerley, S Lamaison, J Wicks, A Clemens… - Nature Energy, 2022 - nature.com
CO2 emissions can be recycled via low-temperature CO2 electrolysis to generate products
such as carbon monoxide, ethanol, ethylene, acetic acid, formic acid and propanol. In recent …

Stability Issues in Electrochemical CO2 Reduction: Recent Advances in Fundamental Understanding and Design Strategies

W Lai, Y Qiao, Y Wang, H Huang - Advanced Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) offers a promising approach to close the
anthropogenic carbon cycle and store intermittent renewable energy in fuels or chemicals …

Cationic-group-functionalized electrocatalysts enable stable acidic CO2 electrolysis

M Fan, JE Huang, RK Miao, Y Mao, P Ou, F Li, XY Li… - Nature Catalysis, 2023 - nature.com
Acidic electrochemical CO2 reduction (CO2R) addresses CO2 loss and thus mitigates the
energy penalties associated with CO2 recovery; however, acidic CO2R suffers low …

Conversion of CO2 to multicarbon products in strong acid by controlling the catalyst microenvironment

Y Zhao, L Hao, A Ozden, S Liu, RK Miao, P Ou… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Electrosynthesis of multicarbon products from the reduction of CO2 in acidic electrolytes is a
promising approach to overcoming CO2 reactant loss in alkaline and neutral electrolytes; …

Electrolyte Effects on CO2 Electrochemical Reduction to CO

G Marcandalli, MCO Monteiro, A Goyal… - Accounts of chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Conspectus The electrochemical reduction of CO2 (CO2RR) constitutes an alternative to
fossil fuel-based technologies for the production of fuels and commodity chemicals. Yet the …

Close to 90% Single-Pass Conversion Efficiency for CO2 Electroreduction in an Acid-Fed Membrane Electrode Assembly

B Pan, J Fan, J Zhang, Y Luo, C Shen, C Wang… - ACS Energy …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The formation of (bi) carbonates is a pressing issue for CO2 electroreduction in neutral or
alkaline solutions. It adversely causes low single-pass conversion efficiency as a result of …

Membrane Electrode Assembly for Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction: Principle and Application

Z Zhang, X Huang, Z Chen, J Zhu… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Electrocatalytic CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) in membrane electrode assembly (MEA)
systems is a promising technology. Gaseous CO2 can be directly transported to the cathode …

Zero-Gap Electrochemical CO2 Reduction Cells: Challenges and Operational Strategies for Prevention of Salt Precipitation

M Sassenburg, M Kelly, S Subramanian… - ACS Energy …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Salt precipitation is a problem in electrochemical CO2 reduction electrolyzers that limits their
long-term durability and industrial applicability by reducing the active area, causing flooding …

2022 roadmap on low temperature electrochemical CO2 reduction

IEL Stephens, K Chan, A Bagger… - Journal of Physics …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Electrochemical CO 2 reduction (CO 2 R) is an attractive option for storing
renewable electricity and for the sustainable production of valuable chemicals and fuels. In …

Bifunctional ionomers for efficient co-electrolysis of CO2 and pure water towards ethylene production at industrial-scale current densities

W Li, Z Yin, Z Gao, G Wang, Z Li, F Wei, X Wei, H Peng… - Nature Energy, 2022 - nature.com
Many CO2 electrolysers under development use liquid electrolytes (KOH solutions, for
example), yet using solid-state polymer electrolytes can in principle improve efficiency and …