CO2 electroreduction to formate: Continuous single-pass operation in a filter-press reactor at high current densities using Bi gas diffusion electrodes

被引:84
作者
Diaz-Sainz, G. [1 ]
Alvarez-Guerra, M. [1 ]
Solla-Gullon, J. [2 ]
Garcia-Cruz, L. [2 ]
Montiel, V. [2 ]
Irabien, A. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Cantabria, Dept Ingn Quim & Biomol, ETSIIT, Avda Castros S-N, Santander 39005, Spain
[2] Univ Alicante, Inst Electroquim, Apdo 99, E-03080 Alicante, Spain
关键词
CO(2)electroreduction; Bismuth nanoparticles; Formate; GDEs (gas diffusion electrodes); Continuous filter-press cell; CONTINUOUS ELECTROCHEMICAL REDUCTION; CARBON-DIOXIDE; FORMIC-ACID; SELECTIVE ELECTROREDUCTION; TIN CATHODE; NANOPARTICLES; CONVERSION; CATALYSTS; NANOSHEETS; SIZE;
D O I
10.1016/j.jcou.2019.05.035
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
Electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 has been taken into consideration as a fascinating option to store energy from intermittent renewable sources in the form of chemical value-added products. Among the different value-added products, formic acid or formate is particularly attractive since it can be used as a fuel for low-temperature fuel-cells and as a renewable hydrogen carrier. Very recently, a rapidly increasing number of studies have revealed Bi as a promising electrocatalytic material for the CO2 electroreduction to formate, but the performance of Bi electrodes operating in a continuous mode and high current density (j) has been hardly investigated yet. Thus, this work aims at studying the CO2 electroreduction to formate working in a continuous mode in a filter-press-reactor at a j up to 300 mA.cm(-2) using Bi electrodes. Bismuth Gas Diffusion Electrodes (Bi-GDEs) were fabricated from carbon-supported Bismuth-nanoparticles. The influence of j and the electrolyte flow/area ratio in the performance of the Bi-GDEs towards formate were evaluated. Working at j of 300 mA.cm(-2), a concentration of 5.2 g formate.L-1 with a faradaic efficiency (FE) and rate of 70% and 11 mmol.m(-2).s(-1), respectively were achieved. Lowering the j to 90 mA.cm(-2), formate concentrations of up to 7.5 g.L-1 could be obtained with an excellent FE of 90%. Interestingly, the highest concentration of formate obtained was 18 g.L-1, but at expenses of an important decrease in FE. Although the results of this study are interesting and promising, further research is required to increase formate concentration for a future implementation at industrial scale.
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