Electrodeposition performance of a copper-based catalyst for the electroreduction of CO2

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1000-5641.2023.01.013

Abstract

Abstract:

To improve the catalytic performance of copper-based catalysts in the electroreduction of CO₂, nitrotriacetic acid (NTA) was used as an additive to prepare copper-based catalysts having a three-dimensional structure by applying electrodeposition. The prepared catalysts exhibited excellent selectivity and activity for the electroreduction of CO₂ to multi-carbon (C2+) products. At –1.26 V vs. RHE, the faradaic efficiency of C₂H₄ and C2+ products over the Cu-0.5/CP electrode reached 44.0% and 61.6%, respectively, and the total current density reached 12.3 mA·cm^–2. In addition, Pd- and Zn-based catalysts were prepared by employing electrodeposition; the results showed that their selectivity for CO was significantly improved, proving that NTA has a certain universality in the preparation of electrocatalysts by using electrodeposition.

Key words: electroreduction, carbon dioxide, copper-based catalysts, ethylene

CLC Number:

O646

Meng’en CHU, Chunjun CHEN, Haihong WU, Mingyuan HE, Buxing HAN. Electrodeposition performance of a copper-based catalyst for the electroreduction of CO₂[J]. Journal of East China Normal University(Natural Science), 2023, 2023(1): 129-139.

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