Electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 to ethylene and ethanol through hydrogen-assisted C–C coupling over fluorine-modified copper

• Published in: Nature catalysis Vol. 3; no. 6; pp. 478 - 487
• Main Authors: Ma, Wenchao, Xie, Shunji, Liu, Tongtong, Fan, Qiyuan, Ye, Jinyu, Sun, Fanfei, Jiang, Zheng, Zhang, Qinghong, Cheng, Jun, Wang, Ye
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group 01.06.2020
• Subjects: Carbon dioxide; Carbon monoxide; Catalysts; Chemical reduction; Copper; Copper converters; Coupling; Current density; Electrodes; Electrolytes; Ethanol; Ethylene; Fluorine; Hydrogenation; Selectivity

Electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 into multicarbon (C2+) products is a highly attractive route for CO2 utilization; however, the yield of C2+ products remains low because of the limited C2+ selectivity at high CO2 conversion rates. Here we report a fluorine-modified copper catalyst that exhibits an...