Oxygen induced promotion of electrochemical reduction of CO2 via co-electrolysis

Ming He; Chunsong Li; Haochen Zhang; Xiaoxia Chang; Jingguang G. Chen; William A. Goddard; Mu-jeng Cheng; Bingjun Xu; Qi Lu

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-17690-8

Nature Communications (Jul 2020)

Oxygen induced promotion of electrochemical reduction of CO2 via co-electrolysis

Ming He,
Chunsong Li,
Haochen Zhang,
Xiaoxia Chang,
Jingguang G. Chen,
William A. Goddard,
Mu-jeng Cheng,
Bingjun Xu,
Qi Lu

Affiliations

Ming He: State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University
Chunsong Li: State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University
Haochen Zhang: State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University
Xiaoxia Chang: Center for Catalytic Science and Technology, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware
Jingguang G. Chen: Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University
William A. Goddard: Materials and Process Simulation Center, California Institute of Technology
Mu-jeng Cheng: Department of Chemistry, National Cheng Kung University
Bingjun Xu: Center for Catalytic Science and Technology, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware
Qi Lu: State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17690-8
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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While the electrochemical conversion of CO2 to highly reduced products is unique to copper, there are still gaps in understanding copper catalysts’ efficacy. Here, authors find that co-electrolysis of CO2 with O2 can enhance copper’s catalytic activities.

Published in Nature Communications

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