Citation: Qin Tian, Qian Yao, Zhang Fan, Lin Bo-Lin. Cloride-derived copper electrode for efficient electrochemical reduction of CO₂ to ethylene[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2019, 30(2): 314-318. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2018.07.003 shu

Cloride-derived copper electrode for efficient electrochemical reduction of CO₂ to ethylene

Qin Tian ^a,b,c ,
Qian Yao ^b ,
Zhang Fan ^b ,
Lin Bo-Lin ^b,*,

a.
Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China
b.
School of Physical Science and Technology (SPST), ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China
c.
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China

linbl@shanghaitech.edu.cn

Received Date: 6 April 2018
Revised Date: 29 June 2018
Accepted Date: 3 July 2018
Available Online: 7 February 2018

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The electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide can convert the greenhouse gas into value-added chemical products or fuels, which provides a promising strategy to address current energy and environmental issues. Increasing the selectivity for C2 & C2+ products, particularly ethylene, remains an important goal in this field. We chose cuprous chloride as the catalyst precursor for electrochemical reduction of CO₂, which efficiently converted carbon dioxide to ethylene. CuCl powder exhibited a maximum ethylene faradaic efficiency (FE) of 37%, ethylene partial current density of 14.8 mA/cm², and selectivity of 57.5% for C2 & C2+ products at -1.06 V (vs. reversible hydrogen electrode, RHE). Electron microcopy (TEM, SEM) and time-resolved ex situ X-ray diffraction (XRD) demonstrated that the catalyst was transformed gradually into a mixed phase of copper and cuprous oxide, with the morphological change into a cubic structure during reduction process. The presence of Cu¹⁺ and the unique electrode morphology may simultaneously lead to the enhanced electrochemical activity.
- Cuprous chloride,
- Ethylene,
- Electrochemistry,
- Carbon dioxide reduction,
- Morphology
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