Efficient Electrocatalytic Reduction of CO2 by Nitrogen-Doped Nanoporous Carbon/Carbon Nanotube Membranes - A Step Towards the Electrochemical CO2 Refinery
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Wang, HongJia, Jia
Song, Pengfei
Wang, Qiang
Li, Debao
Min, Shixiong

Qian, Chenxi
Wang, Lu
Li, Young Feng
Ma, Chun
Wu, Tao

Yuan, Jiayin
Antonietti, Markus
Ozin, Geoffrey A.
KAUST Department
Laboratory of Nano Oxides for Sustainable EnergyMaterial Science and Engineering Program
Physical Science and Engineering (PSE) Division
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2017-06-01Online Publication Date
2017-06-01Print Publication Date
2017-06-26Permanent link to this record
http://hdl.handle.net/10754/623632
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The search for earth abundant, efficient and stable electrocatalysts that can enable the chemical reduction of CO2 to value-added chemicals and fuels at an industrially relevant scale, is a high priority for the development of a global network of renewable energy conversion and storage systems that can meaningfully impact greenhouse gas induced climate change. Here we introduce a straightforward, low cost, scalable and technologically relevant method to manufacture an all-carbon, electroactive, nitrogen-doped nanoporous carbon-carbon nanotube composite membrane. The membrane is demonstrated to function as a binder-free, high-performance electrode for the electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 to formate. The Faradaic efficiency for the production of formate is 81%. Furthermore, the robust structural and electrochemical properties of the membrane endow it with excellent long-term stability.Citation
Wang H, Jia J, Song P, Wang Q, Li D, et al. (2017) Efficient Electrocatalytic Reduction of CO2 by Nitrogen-Doped Nanoporous Carbon/Carbon Nanotube Membranes - A Step Towards the Electrochemical CO2 Refinery. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.201703720.Sponsors
G.A.O. is a Government of Canada Research Chair in Materials Chem istry and Nanochemistry. Financial support for this work was provided by the Ontario Ministry of Research Innovation (MRI); Ministry of Economic Development, Employment and Infrastructure (MEDI); Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change; Connaught Innovation Fund; Connaught Global Challenge Fund; and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). S. M. acknowledges the financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21463001). J. Y. is grateful for financial support from the Max Planck society, Germany, Clarkson University, USA and the ERC (European Research Council) Starting Grant (project number 639720-NAPOLI).Publisher
Wiley-BlackwellarXiv
arXiv:1905.01466Additional Links
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/anie.201703720/abstract;jsessionid=9AC18E02CA45212A56BBE52387F9B336.f03t01ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1002/anie.201703720