Citation: Hao-Tian WANG, Shan-He GONG, Wen-Bo WANG, Dong-Dong GE, Xiao-Meng LÜ. Efficient and stable electrocatalytic reduction of CO₂ by ZIF-8 composites[J]. Chinese Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, ;2023, 39(11): 2151-2159. doi: 10.11862/CJIC.2023.177 shu

Efficient and stable electrocatalytic reduction of CO₂ by ZIF-8 composites

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School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China
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School of the Environment and Safety Engineering Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China

Corresponding author: Xiao-Meng LÜ, laiyangmeng@163.com
Received Date: 5 April 2023
Revised Date: 13 September 2023

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Electrocatalytic CO₂ reduction reaction (eCO₂RR) is still limited by the intrinsic activity and mass transfer of catalysts, resulting in low catalytic activity and high reaction onset potential. Herein, we explored the eCO₂RR performance of zeolite imidazole framework (ZIF-8) with different sizes. We took ZIF-8 with a particle size of 50 nm as the research object, and further introduced carbon nanotubes (CNT) as the conductive substrate material. The hierarchical porous structure and hydrophobic interface of ZIF-8-50@CNT were constructed by in-situ growth. The results of eCO₂RR experiment showed that the introduction of CNT improved the conductivity of the catalyst, and the optimized composite effectively reduced the onset potential of the reaction. At -1.1 V (versus reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE)), the partial CO current density of ZIF-8-50@CNT was 15.6 mA·cm^-2, and the catalyst surface activity of ZIF-8-50@CNT catalyst is increased by 3.5 times that of ZIF-8-50, and the Tafel slope was reduced to 136 mV·dec^-1. The selectivity and stability of the product CO were improved, and the Faraday efficiency (FE) of CO remained 80% at -0.9--1.2 V (vs RHE). In the 10 h stability test, the catalyst remained stable. The overall eCO₂RR performance of catalyst was enhanced.
- metal-organic framework,
- carbon nanotubes,
- supported catalyst,
- electrocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction
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