Molecular electrocatalysts can mediate fast, selective CO 2 reduction in a flow cell
University of British Columbia · Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · +3 more institutions
Abstract
Flowing CO 2 boosts a molecular catalyst Molecular electrocatalysts for CO 2 reduction have often appeared to lack sufficient activity or stability for practical application. Ren et al. now show that design of the surrounding electrochemical cell can substantially boost both features. They directly exposed a known molecular catalyst, cobalt phthalocyanine, to gaseous CO 2 in a flow cell architecture, rather than an aqueous electrolyte. The configuration accommodated current densities exceeding 150 milliamperes per square centimeter, with longevity limited by local proton concentration rather than catalyst stability. Science , this issue p. 367
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 25.02
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 48
Authors
7- SRShaoxuan RenCorresponding
University of British Columbia
- DJDorian JouliéCorresponding
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, University of British Columbia, Université Paris Cité, Laboratoire d'Electrochimie Moléculaire
- DADanielle A. Salvatore
University of British Columbia
- KTKristian Torbensen
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Paris Cité, Laboratoire d'Electrochimie Moléculaire
- MWMin Wang
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Paris Cité, Laboratoire d'Electrochimie Moléculaire
Topics & keywords
- Reduction (mathematics)
- Flow (mathematics)
- Chemistry
- Biophysics
- Nanotechnology
- Materials science
- Biology
- Physics