| Title |
Alkaline electrolysis using CuOx cathode for the conversion of carbon dioxide into liquid fuels |
| ID_Doc |
65148 |
| Authors |
Zignani, SC; Lo Faro, M; Carbone, A; Pallela, A; Spadaro, L; Aricò, AS |
| Title |
Alkaline electrolysis using CuOx cathode for the conversion of carbon dioxide into liquid fuels |
| Year |
2023 |
| Published |
Materials For Renewable And Sustainable Energy, 12.0, 2 |
| DOI |
10.1007/s40243-023-00235-6 |
| Abstract |
Electrochemical reduction of CO2 is an effective method for storing intermittent renewable energy. This could result in fuel additives and chemical feedstocks such as alcohols. A challenge of electrochemical alcohol production is the transfer of electrons and protons, as well as the formation of C-C bonds. As of now, copper-based materials are the most commonly used and effective catalysts. Although CuOx is considered a promising catalyst for electrochemical CO2 reduction reactions (CO2RR), significant improvements in product selectivity are still needed. This paper presents some results obtained using copper oxide as a cathode, combined with 33% of ionomer, nickel iron as anode, and membrane Fumatech as electrolyte. As a result of physico-chemical experiments, morphological measurements of the cathode, electrochemical experiments carried out with a complete zero-gap cell operating under alkaline conditions, and gas-chromatographic (GC) analyses of the cathode outlet stream, we determined that methyl formate, ethanol, and propanol were mainly obtained at a rate of 116.3 mu mol g(cat)(-1) h(-1) during operation at 2.2 V. |
| Author Keywords |
Green fuels; CO2 reduction; Zero-gap electrochemical cell; Carbonaceous fuels; CRM-free catalyst |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) |
| EID |
WOS:000986506600002 |
| WoS Category |
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary |
| Research Area |
Materials Science |
| PDF |
https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40243-023-00235-6.pdf
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