Nature Communications (May 2021)
Low coordination number copper catalysts for electrochemical CO2 methanation in a membrane electrode assembly
- Yi Xu,
- Fengwang Li,
- Aoni Xu,
- Jonathan P. Edwards,
- Sung-Fu Hung,
- Christine M. Gabardo,
- Colin P. O’Brien,
- Shijie Liu,
- Xue Wang,
- Yuhang Li,
- Joshua Wicks,
- Rui Kai Miao,
- Yuan Liu,
- Jun Li,
- Jianan Erick Huang,
- Jehad Abed,
- Yuhang Wang,
- Edward H. Sargent,
- David Sinton
Affiliations
- Yi Xu
- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto
- Fengwang Li
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto
- Aoni Xu
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto
- Jonathan P. Edwards
- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto
- Sung-Fu Hung
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto
- Christine M. Gabardo
- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto
- Colin P. O’Brien
- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto
- Shijie Liu
- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto
- Xue Wang
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto
- Yuhang Li
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto
- Joshua Wicks
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto
- Rui Kai Miao
- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto
- Yuan Liu
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto
- Jun Li
- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto
- Jianan Erick Huang
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto
- Jehad Abed
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto
- Yuhang Wang
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto
- Edward H. Sargent
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto
- David Sinton
- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23065-4
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 12,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 7
Abstract
Electrochemical conversion of carbon dioxide to methane can store intermittent renewable electricity in a staple of global energy. Here, the authors develop a moderator strategy to maintain the catalyst in a low coordination state, thereby enabling stable and selective electrochemical methanation.