Unveiling the reaction pathway on Cu/CeO2 catalyst for electrocatalytic CO2 reduction to CH4

• Published in: Applied catalysis. B, Environmental Vol. 304; p. 120951
• Main Authors: Xue, Lei, Zhang, Chunjuan, Wu, Jinfang, Fan, Qi-Yuan, Liu, Yang, Wu, Yanxin, Li, Jiaxin, Zhang, Heng, Liu, Fenrong, Zeng, Shanghong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.05.2022; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Carbon dioxide; Catalysts; Cerium oxides; Chemical synthesis; CO2 reduction; Copper; Cu/CeO2; DFT; Intermediate; Intermediates; Methane; Nanorods; Reaction intermediates; Reaction mechanism; Reaction mechanisms; Reduction; Selectivity; Reaction mechanism; DFT; Intermediate; Cu/CeO2; CO2 reduction

The determination of reaction mechanism for electrocatalytic CO2 reduction by experiments is still out of reach on copper catalyst, which limits its advance towards industrial implementation. Here, the Cu/CeO2 catalyst as paradigm was studied to validate the reaction intermediates and pathway. The C...