Advances and challenges in understanding the electrocatalytic conversion of carbon dioxide to fuels

YY Birdja, E Pérez-Gallent, MC Figueiredo, AJ Göttle… - Nature Energy, 2019 - nature.com
The electrocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide is a promising approach for storing (excess)
renewable electricity as chemical energy in fuels. Here, we review recent advances and …

Rational catalyst and electrolyte design for CO2 electroreduction towards multicarbon products

D Gao, RM Arán-Ais, HS Jeon, B Roldan Cuenya - Nature Catalysis, 2019 - nature.com
The CO2 electroreduction reaction (CO2RR) to fuels and feedstocks is an attractive route to
close the anthropogenic carbon cycle and store renewable energy. The generation of more …

Long-chain hydrocarbons by CO2 electroreduction using polarized nickel catalysts

Y Zhou, AJ Martín, F Dattila, S ** engineered nickel phosphide catalyst
R Zhang, Y Guo, S Zhang, D Chen… - Advanced Energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The electrocatalytic nitrate reduction reaction (NO3‐RR) to ammonia (NH3) offers a
promising alternative approach for NH3 production and nitrate‐based voltaic cells which can …

Imidazolium-functionalized Mo3P nanoparticles with an ionomer coating for electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 to propane

M Esmaeilirad, Z Jiang, AM Harzandi, A Kondori… - Nature Energy, 2023 - nature.com
Propane is a tri-carbon (C3) alkane widely used as a fuel. Despite recent advances in CO2
electrocatalysis, the production of C3+ molecules directly from CO2 is challenging due to …

Nanostructured metal phosphides: from controllable synthesis to sustainable catalysis

SH Li, MY Qi, ZR Tang, YJ Xu - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Metal phosphides (MPs) with unique and desirable physicochemical properties provide
promising potential in practical applications, such as the catalysis, gas/humidity sensor …

Multifunctional transition metal‐based phosphides in energy‐related electrocatalysis

Y Li, Z Dong, L Jiao - Advanced Energy Materials, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The exploitation of cheap and efficient electrocatalysts is the key to make energy‐related
electrocatalytic techniques commercially viable. In recent years, transition metal phosphides …

Catalyst–electrolyte interface chemistry for electrochemical CO 2 reduction

YJ Sa, CW Lee, SY Lee, J Na, U Lee… - Chemical Society …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The electrochemical reduction of CO2 stores intermittent renewable energy in valuable raw
materials, such as chemicals and transportation fuels, while minimizing carbon emissions …

Asymmetric Triple-Atom Sites Confined in Ternary Oxide Enabling Selective CO2 Photothermal Reduction to Acetate

J Zhu, W Shao, X Li, X Jiao, J Zhu… - Journal of the American …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Light-induced heat is largely neglected in traditional photocatalytic systems, especially for
the thermodynamically and kinetically challenging CO2 reduction to C2 fuels. Herein, we …