Emerging materials and technologies for electrocatalytic seawater splitting

H **, J Xu, H Liu, H Shen, H Yu, M Jaroniec… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
The limited availability of freshwater in renewable energy-rich areas has led to the
exploration of seawater electrolysis for green hydrogen production. However, the complex …

Materials challenges on the path to gigatonne CO2 electrolysis

B Belsa, L **a, V Golovanova, B Polesso… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract CO2 electroreduction (CO2E) is one promising strategy towards decarbonization,
offering a path to produce widely used chemicals such as fuels or manufacturing feedstocks …

Probing electrolyte effects on cation-enhanced CO2 reduction on copper in acidic media

ZM Zhang, T Wang, YC Cai, XY Li, JY Ye, Y Zhou… - Nature Catalysis, 2024 - nature.com
Tuning the properties of the electric double layer via cations is a recognized approach for
improving the efficiency of the CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR). However, the mechanism …

CO2 electroreduction to multicarbon products from carbonate capture liquid

G Lee, AS Rasouli, BH Lee, J Zhang, YC **ao… - Joule, 2023 - cell.com
Alkali hydroxide systems capture CO 2 as carbonate; however, generating a pure CO 2
stream requires significant energy input, typically from thermal cycling to 900° C. What is …

Selective and stable CO2 electroreduction at high rates via control of local H2O/CO2 ratio

J Chen, H Qiu, Y Zhao, H Yang, L Fan, Z Liu… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Controlling the concentrations of H2O and CO2 at the reaction interface is crucial for
achieving efficient electrochemical CO2 reduction. However, precise control of these …

Addressing the Carbonate Issue: Electrocatalysts for Acidic CO2 Reduction Reaction

W Wu, L Xu, Q Lu, J Sun, Z Xu, C Song… - Advanced …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) powered by renewable energy provides a
promising route to CO2 conversion and utilization. However, the widely used …

Hydrophobized electrospun nanofibers of hierarchical porosity as the integral gas diffusion electrode for full-pH CO 2 electroreduction in membrane electrode …

M Wang, L Lin, Z Zheng, Z Jiao, W Hua… - Energy & …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Conventional gas diffusion electrodes (GDEs) in the laminate configuration have witnessed
great success in boosting up the productivity of electrocatalytic CO2 reduction, but still suffer …

Reduction of CO2 to chemicals and Fuels: Thermocatalysis versus electrocatalysis

J Gao, SCS Shiong, Y Liu - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Reducing carbon dioxide to valuable chemicals and fuels such as formic acid, carbon
monoxide, methanol, methane, ethylene, ethanol, and multi-carbon (C2+) products by …

Interfacial Water Tuning by Intermolecular Spacing for Stable CO2 Electroreduction to C2+ Products

Z Liu, X Lv, S Kong, M Liu, K Liu… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Electroreduction of CO2 to multi‐carbon (C2+) products is a promising approach for
utilization of renewable energy, in which the interfacial water quantity is critical for both the …

Surface-immobilized cross-linked cationic polyelectrolyte enables CO2 reduction with metal cation-free acidic electrolyte

HG Qin, YF Du, YY Bai, FZ Li, X Yue, H Wang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Electrochemical CO2 reduction in acidic electrolytes is a promising strategy to achieve high
utilization efficiency of CO2. Although alkali cations in acidic electrolytes play a vital role in …