Gas diffusion electrodes and membranes for CO2 reduction electrolysers

EW Lees, BAW Mowbray, FGL Parlane… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
The CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) is a potential means of using renewable electricity to
synthesize commodity chemicals and fuels. The CO2RR can be performed at industrially …

Towards molecular understanding of local chemical environment effects in electro- and photocatalytic CO2 reduction

A Wagner, CD Sahm, E Reisner - Nature Catalysis, 2020 - nature.com
Substantial progress has recently been made in the general understanding of the interfacial
CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) in electro-and photocatalysis, but the influence of the local …

Modulating electric field distribution by alkali cations for CO2 electroreduction in strongly acidic medium

J Gu, S Liu, W Ni, W Ren, S Haussener, X Hu - Nature Catalysis, 2022 - nature.com
The reaction of carbon dioxide with hydroxide to form carbonate in near-neutral or alkaline
medium severely limits the energy and carbon efficiency of CO2 electroreduction. Here we …

Continuous CO2 electrolysis using a CO2 exsolution-induced flow cell

G Wen, B Ren, X Wang, D Luo, H Dou, Y Zheng… - Nature Energy, 2022 - nature.com
CO2 electrolysis promises a route to carbon-based chemicals and fuels using renewable
energy and resources. However, industrial application is limited by the transfer of CO2 …

Enhancing carbon dioxide gas-diffusion electrolysis by creating a hydrophobic catalyst microenvironment

Z Xing, L Hu, DS Ripatti, X Hu, X Feng - Nature communications, 2021 - nature.com
Electroreduction of carbon dioxide (CO2) over copper-based catalysts provides an attractive
approach for sustainable fuel production. While efforts are focused on developing catalytic …

Gas diffusion electrodes (GDEs) for electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and dinitrogen to value-added products: a review

H Rabiee, L Ge, X Zhang, S Hu, M Li… - Energy & Environmental …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Electrochemical reduction of gaseous feeds such as CO2, CO, and N2 holds promise for
sustainable energy and chemical production. Practical application of this technology is …

Single Pass CO2 Conversion Exceeding 85% in the Electrosynthesis of Multicarbon Products via Local CO2 Regeneration

CP O'Brien, RK Miao, S Liu, Y Xu, G Lee… - ACS Energy …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO2RR) presents the opportunity to consume CO2
and produce desirable products. However, the alkaline conditions required for productive …

CO2 electrolysis to multicarbon products at activities greater than 1 A cm−2

FP García de Arquer, CT Dinh, A Ozden, J Wicks… - Science, 2020 - science.org
Electrolysis offers an attractive route to upgrade greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide
(CO2) to valuable fuels and feedstocks; however, productivity is often limited by gas diffusion …

Designing copper‐based catalysts for efficient carbon dioxide electroreduction

Y Wang, J Liu, G Zheng - Advanced Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The electroreduction of carbon dioxide (CO2) has been emerging as a high‐potential
approach for CO2 utilization using renewables. When copper (Cu) based catalysts are used …

Efficient electrically powered CO2-to-ethanol via suppression of deoxygenation

X Wang, Z Wang, FP García de Arquer, CT Dinh… - Nature Energy, 2020 - nature.com
The carbon dioxide electroreduction reaction (CO2RR) provides ways to produce ethanol
but its Faradaic efficiency could be further improved, especially in CO2RR studies reported …