Electroreduction of CO2 into Ethanol over an Active Catalyst: Copper Supported on Titania
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Performance Comparison of Different Cu-Supported TiO2 Catalysts
2.2. Catalyst Activity in a Standard Three-Electrode Cell
2.3. The Electrocatalytic Activity of Various Cu/TiO2
2.4. Electrocatalytic Characterization
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Materials
3.2. Material Characterization and Product Measurement
3.3. Material Synthesis
3.4. Electrode Preparation and Electrochemical Test
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Catalyst | Cu loading (wt %) | |
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Intended | Actual a | |
5 wt % Cu/TiO2 | 5 | 4.68 |
10 wt % Cu/TiO2 | 10 | 8.52 |
20 wt % Cu/TiO2 | 20 | 18.39 |
40 wt % Cu/TiO2 | 40 | 37.12 |
60 wt % Cu/TiO2 | 60 | 53.06 |
80 wt % Cu/TiO2 | 80 | 73.02 |
Cu/TiO2 Amount (mg/cm2) | FEethanol (%) b | FEn-propanol (%) b |
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5 | 2.1 | 1.2 |
4 | 4.6 | 1.8 |
3 | 7.2 | 3.2 |
2 | 19.0 | 6.0 |
1 | 27.4 | 6.2 |
0.5 | 6.3 | 2.5 |
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Yuan, J.; Liu, L.; Guo, R.-R.; Zeng, S.; Wang, H.; Lu, J.-X. Electroreduction of CO2 into Ethanol over an Active Catalyst: Copper Supported on Titania. Catalysts 2017, 7, 220. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal7070220
Yuan J, Liu L, Guo R-R, Zeng S, Wang H, Lu J-X. Electroreduction of CO2 into Ethanol over an Active Catalyst: Copper Supported on Titania. Catalysts. 2017; 7(7):220. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal7070220
Chicago/Turabian StyleYuan, Jing, Li Liu, Rong-Rong Guo, Sheng Zeng, Huan Wang, and Jia-Xing Lu. 2017. "Electroreduction of CO2 into Ethanol over an Active Catalyst: Copper Supported on Titania" Catalysts 7, no. 7: 220. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal7070220