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Brass and Bronze Are Effective CO2 Reduction Electrocatalysts

TitleBrass and Bronze Are Effective CO2 Reduction Electrocatalysts
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2017
AuthorsJingfu, H, E., DKevan, Aoxue, H, P., BCurtis
JournalAngewandte Chemie International Edition
Volume56
Pagination16579-16582
Keywordsbrass, bronze, CO evolution, CO2 reduction, HCOOH evolution
Abstract

Abstract Electrochemically reducing CO2 into fuels using renewable electricity is a contemporary global challenge that requires significant advances in catalyst design. Photodeposition techniques were used to screen ternary alloys of Cu-Zn-Sn, which includes brass and bronze, for the electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 to CO and formate. This analysis identified Cu0.2Zn0.4Sn0.4 and Cu0.2Sn0.8 to be capable of reaching Faradaic efficiencies of >80 % for CO and formate formation, respectively, and capable of achieving partial current densities of 3 mA cm−2 at an overpotential of merely 200 mV.

URLhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/anie.201709932
DOI10.1002/anie.201709932