Advances in electrolyzer design and development for electrochemical CO2 reduction
Ruinan He,
Nengneng Xu,
Israr Masood ul Hasan,
Luwei Peng,
Lulu Li,
Haitao Huang,
Jinli Qiao
Affiliations
Ruinan He
State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Donghua University Shanghai China
Nengneng Xu
State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Donghua University Shanghai China
Israr Masood ul Hasan
State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Donghua University Shanghai China
Luwei Peng
State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Donghua University Shanghai China
Lulu Li
State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Donghua University Shanghai China
Haitao Huang
Department of Applied Physics and Research Institute for Smart Energy Hong Kong Polytechnic University Kowloon Hong Kong China
Jinli Qiao
State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Donghua University Shanghai China
Abstract In view of global energy transition and environmental issues, electrochemical conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) to high value‐added chemicals by using clean renewable electricity, as an advanced carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) technology, demonstrates a promising approach to reach the carbon neutrality with additional economic benefits as well. Over the past decade, various new valid catalysts in electrochemical CO2 reduction (ECO2R) have been designed and intensively investigated. Unfortunately, constructing appropriate ECO2R electrolyzer with high conversion rate and long‐term stability to unleash the full potential benefits of electrocatalysts remains a recognized challenge, especially as it has not yet attracted attention. This review summarizes the progress of ECO2R reactor and their corresponding structure characteristics/ electrochemical performance. Besides, the current challenges and bottlenecks of CO2RR reactor are discussed. We aim to introduce the advances in ECO2R electrolyzer in detail to offer enlightenment for large‐scale industrial application of ECO2R.
