Copper-Based Compounds for Electrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide

Authors

• Fan YANG, Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage (Ministry of Education), Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan 430074, P.R. China
• Pei-lin DENG, Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage (Ministry of Education), Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan 430074, P.R. China
• You-Jia HAN, Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage (Ministry of Education), Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan 430074, P.R. China
• Pan Jing, Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage (Ministry of Education), Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan 430074, P.R. China
• Bao-yu XIA, Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage (Ministry of Education), Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan 430074, P.R. ChinaFollow

Corresponding Author

Bao-yu XIA(byxia@hust.edu.cn)

Abstract

The electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide (CO₂) to useful chemicals and fuels has attracted enormous interest since the deteriorating global warming and energy shortage problems resulted from ever-increasing CO₂ emission. Designing efficient catalysts is of capital significance to realize the efficient and selective conversion of CO₂. Among various catalysts explored, copper-based compounds have promising potentials with acceptable efficiency for hydrocarbon production. Herein, recent advances on copper-based materials are summarized for electrochemical CO₂ conversion. We intend to include the dimensional structure, different forms (alloy, oxide) and molecular catalysts in copper-based catalysts. Moreover, the reaction mechanisms of CO₂ electroreduction on Cu-based catalysts are emphatically discussed. Finally, potential directions are also proposed for future design of highly efficient Cu-based catalysts to promote the rapid development of CO₂ conversion for sustainable world.

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Keywords

CO2 conversion, Cu-based material, electrocatalyst, selectivity, reaction mechanism

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.13208/j.electrochem.180948

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Publication Date

2019-08-28

Online Available Date

2019-08-28

Revised Date

2019-01-25

Received Date

2018-12-25

Recommended Citation

Fan YANG, Pei-lin DENG, You-Jia HAN, Pan Jing, Bao-yu XIA. Copper-Based Compounds for Electrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide[J]. Journal of Electrochemistry, 2019, 25(4): 426-444.
DOI: 10.13208/j.electrochem.180948
Available at: https://jelectrochem.xmu.edu.cn/journal/vol25/iss4/3