Electrochemical CO2 reduction (CO2RR) to multi-carbon products over copper-based catalysts

AR Woldu, Z Huang, P Zhao, L Hu, D Astruc - Coordination Chemistry …, 2022 - Elsevier
Copper has been recognized as the only heterogeneous catalyst leading to the formation of
various products of hydrocarbons and oxygenates, such as ethanol and ethylene, from the …

Spatially and temporally understanding dynamic solid–electrolyte interfaces in carbon dioxide electroreduction

J Wang, HY Tan, MY Qi, JY Li, ZR Tang… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The ubiquity of solid–liquid interfaces in nature and the significant role of their atomic-scale
structure in determining interfacial properties have led to intensive research. Particularly in …

Operando studies reveal active Cu nanograins for CO2 electroreduction

Y Yang, S Louisia, S Yu, J **, I Roh, C Chen… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Carbon dioxide electroreduction facilitates the sustainable synthesis of fuels and chemicals.
Although Cu enables CO2-to-multicarbon product (C2+) conversion, the nature of the active …

Pulsed nitrate-to-ammonia electroreduction facilitated by tandem catalysis of nitrite intermediates

P Li, R Li, Y Liu, M **e, Z **, G Yu - Journal of the American …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Electroreduction of nitrate to ammonia offers a promising pathway for nutrient recycling and
recovery from wastewater with energy and environmental sustainability. There have been …

Atomic-scale surface restructuring of copper electrodes under CO2 electroreduction conditions

R Amirbeigiarab, J Tian, A Herzog, C Qiu… - Nature Catalysis, 2023 - nature.com
Potentiodynamic methods that induce structural changes in Cu catalysts for the
electrochemical reduction of CO2 (CO2RR) have been identified as a promising strategy for …

Pulsed electroreduction of low-concentration nitrate to ammonia

Y Huang, C He, C Cheng, S Han, M He, Y Wang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Electrocatalytic nitrate (NO3−) reduction to ammonia (NRA) has emerged as an
alternative strategy for effluent treatment and ammonia production. Despite significant …

Adjacent Copper Single Atoms Promote C–C Coupling in Electrochemical CO2 Reduction for the Efficient Conversion of Ethanol

W **a, Y **e, S Jia, S Han, R Qi, T Chen… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) using renewable electricity is one of
the most promising strategies for reaching the goal of carbon neutrality. Multicarbonous …

Electrocatalytic Nitrate and Nitrite Reduction toward Ammonia Using Cu2O Nanocubes: Active Species and Reaction Mechanisms

L Bai, F Franco, J Timoshenko… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The electrochemical reduction of nitrate (NO3–) and nitrite (NO2–) enables sustainable,
carbon-neutral, and decentralized routes to produce ammonia (NH3). Copper-based …

Designing efficient nitrate reduction electrocatalysts by identifying and optimizing active sites of Co-based spinels

Q Hu, S Qi, Q Huo, Y Zhao, J Sun, X Chen… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Cobalt-based spinel oxides (ie, Co3O4) are emerging as low-cost and selective
electrocatalysts for the electrochemical nitrate reduction reaction (NO3–RR) to ammonia …

Coverage-driven selectivity switch from ethylene to acetate in high-rate CO2/CO electrolysis

P Wei, D Gao, T Liu, H Li, J Sang, C Wang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Tuning catalyst microenvironments by electrolytes and organic modifications is effective in
improving CO2 electrolysis performance. An alternative way is to use mixed CO/CO2 feeds …