Electrochemical Reduction of CO<sub>2</sub>: A Review of Cobalt Based Catalysts for Carbon Dioxide Conversion to Fuels
Muhammad Usman,
Muhammad Humayun,
Mustapha D. Garba,
Latif Ullah,
Zonish Zeb,
Aasif Helal,
Munzir H. Suliman,
Bandar Y. Alfaifi,
Naseem Iqbal,
Maryam Abdinejad,
Asif Ali Tahir,
Habib Ullah
Affiliations
Muhammad Usman
Center of Research Excellence in Nanotechnology, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
Muhammad Humayun
Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
Mustapha D. Garba
Department of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK
Latif Ullah
College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
Zonish Zeb
Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Aasif Helal
Center of Research Excellence in Nanotechnology, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
Munzir H. Suliman
Center of Research Excellence in Nanotechnology, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
Bandar Y. Alfaifi
Center of Research Excellence in Nanotechnology, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
Naseem Iqbal
US-Pakistan Centre for Advanced Studies in Energy (USPCAS-E), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
Maryam Abdinejad
Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, 1265 Military Trail, Toronto, ON M1C 1A4, Canada
Asif Ali Tahir
Environment and Sustainability Institute, University of Exeter, Penryn, Cornwall TR10 9FE, UK
Habib Ullah
Environment and Sustainability Institute, University of Exeter, Penryn, Cornwall TR10 9FE, UK
Electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) provides a promising approach to curbing harmful emissions contributing to global warming. However, several challenges hinder the commercialization of this technology, including high overpotentials, electrode instability, and low Faradic efficiencies of desirable products. Several materials have been developed to overcome these challenges. This mini-review discusses the recent performance of various cobalt (Co) electrocatalysts, including Co-single atom, Co-multi metals, Co-complexes, Co-based metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), Co-based covalent organic frameworks (COFs), Co-nitrides, and Co-oxides. These materials are reviewed with respect to their stability of facilitating CO2 conversion to valuable products, and a summary of the current literature is highlighted, along with future perspectives for the development of efficient CO2RR.
