标题: Tunable Selectivity and High Efficiency of CO2 Electroreduction via Borate-Enhanced Molten Salt Electrolysis

作者: Hu, LY (Hu, Liangyou); Deng, BW (Deng, Bowen); Du, KF (Du, Kaifa); Jiang, R (Jiang, Rui); Dou, YP (Dou, Yanpeng); Wang, DH (Wang, Dihua)

来源出版物: ISCIENCE  卷: 23  期: 10  文献号: 101607  DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2020.101607  出版年: OCT 23 2020  

摘要: Converting CO2 into value-added chemical fuels and functional materials by CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) is conducive to achieving a carbon-neutral energy cycle. However, it is still challenging to efficiently navigate CO2RR toward desirable products. Herein, we report a facile strategy to extend product species in borate-containing molten electrolyte at a positively shifted cathodic potential with a high current density (e.g. 100 mA/cm(2)), which can selectively electro-transform CO2 into desired products (either CO or solid carbon nanofibers, respectively reaching a high selectivity of similar to 90%). The borates can act as a controller of electrolyte alkalinity to buffer the concentration of sequentially generated O2- during CO2RR, positively shifting the reduction potential of the captured CO2 and concurrently extending the product species. The sustainable buffering effect is available under CO2 atmosphere. Compared with borate-free electrolyte, the CO2 conversion efficiency is over three times higher, while the electrolysis energy consumption is decreased by over 40%.

入藏号: WOS:000581985500065

语言: English

文献类型: Article

地址: [Hu, Liangyou; Deng, Bowen; Du, Kaifa; Jiang, Rui; Dou, Yanpeng; Wang, Dihua] Wuhan Univ, Sch Resource & Environm Sci, Hubei Int Sci & Technol Cooperat Base Sustainable, Wuhan 430072, Peoples R China.

通讯作者地址: Wang, DH (通讯作者)，Wuhan Univ, Sch Resource & Environm Sci, Hubei Int Sci & Technol Cooperat Base Sustainable, Wuhan 430072, Peoples R China.

电子邮件地址: wangdh@whu.edu.cn

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