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High‐Selectivity Electrochemical Conversion of CO 2 to Ethanol using a Copper Nanoparticle/N‐Doped Graphene Electrode

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Song, Yang, Peng, Rui, Hensley, Dale K., Bonnesen, Peter V., Liang, Liangbo, Wu, Zili, Meyer, Harry M., Chi, Miaofang +3 more·2016·ChemistrySelect
DOI 10.1002/slct.201601169
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Though carbon dioxide is a waste product of combustion, it can also be a potential feedstock for the production of fine and commodity organic chemicals provided that an efficient means to convert it to useful organic synthons can be developed. Herein we report a common element, nanostructured catalyst for the direct electrochemical conversion of CO 2 to ethanol with high Faradaic efficiency (63 % at −1.2 V vs RHE) and high selectivity (84 %) that operates in water and at ambient temperature and pressure. Lacking noble metals or other rare or expensive materials, the catalyst is comprised of Cu nanoparticles on a highly textured, N‐doped carbon nanospike film. Electrochemical analysis and density functional theory (DFT) calculations suggest a preliminary mechanism in which active sites on the Cu nanoparticles and the carbon nanospikes work in tandem to control the electrochemical reduction of carbon monoxide dimer to alcohol.

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  • In 2016, significant strides improved Faradaic efficiency for C2 products, achieving as high as 41% for ethylene and 63% for ethanol.

    “However, in 2016, significant strides have been made on improving the Faradaic efficiency for C2 products, achieving as high as 41% and 63% for ethylene and ethanol, respectively.67”

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Authors
Song, Y., Peng, R., Hensley, D. K., Bonnesen, P. V., Liang, L., Wu, Z., Meyer, H. M., Chi, M., Ma, C., Sumpter, B. G., & Rondinone, A. J.
Affiliations
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (US)
Corresponding author
Rondinone, Adam J.
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Venue
ChemistrySelect
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2016-09-28
Volume
1
Issue
19
Pages
6055-6061
ISSN
2365-6549 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1002/slct.201601169
OpenAlex
W2527457324
Cited by
328
References
45
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FWCI
9.94
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • ChemistrySelect (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • U.S. Department of Energy
  • Office of Science
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts
  • Physical Sciences › Chemical Engineering › Process Chemistry and Technology › Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis
  • Physical Sciences › Chemical Engineering › Catalysis › Catalysts for Methane Reforming
Keywords
electrochemical CO2 reduction, ethanol production, copper nanoparticles, nitrogen-doped graphene, Faradaic efficiency, reaction selectivity, carbon monoxide dimer, alcohol synthesis, metal-support synergy, non-noble metal catalysts

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