Bipolar membrane electrolyzers enable high single-pass CO2 electroreduction to multicarbon products

Ke Xie; Rui Kai Miao; Adnan Ozden; Shijie Liu; Zhu Chen; Cao-Thang Dinh; Jianan Erick Huang; Qiucheng Xu; Christine M. Gabardo; Geonhui Lee; Jonathan P. Edwards; Colin P. O’Brien; Shannon W. Boettcher; David Sinton; Edward H. Sargent

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-31295-3

Nature Communications (Jun 2022)

Bipolar membrane electrolyzers enable high single-pass CO2 electroreduction to multicarbon products

Ke Xie,
Rui Kai Miao,
Adnan Ozden,
Shijie Liu,
Zhu Chen,
Cao-Thang Dinh,
Jianan Erick Huang,
Qiucheng Xu,
Christine M. Gabardo,
Geonhui Lee,
Jonathan P. Edwards,
Colin P. O’Brien,
Shannon W. Boettcher,
David Sinton,
Edward H. Sargent

Affiliations

Ke Xie: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto
Rui Kai Miao: Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto
Adnan Ozden: Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto
Shijie Liu: Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto
Zhu Chen: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto
Cao-Thang Dinh: Department of Chemical Engineering, Queen’s University
Jianan Erick Huang: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto
Qiucheng Xu: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oregon
Christine M. Gabardo: Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto
Geonhui Lee: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto
Jonathan P. Edwards: Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto
Colin P. O’Brien: Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto
Shannon W. Boettcher: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oregon
David Sinton: Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto
Edward H. Sargent: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31295-3
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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In the carbon dioxide (CO2) to multicarbon electrolysis, the crossover CO2 to the oxygen-rich anodic gas stream add a further energy-intensive chemical separation step. Here, the authors demonstrate a bipolar membrane-based electrolyzer design that eliminates the crossover CO2.

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ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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