Sn nanoparticles on gas diffusion electrodes: Synthesis, characterization and use for continuous CO2 electroreduction to formate

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作者
Del Castillo, A. [1 ]
Alvarez-Guerra, M. [1 ]
Solla-Gullon, J. [2 ]
Saez, A. [2 ]
Montiel, V. [2 ]
Irabien, A. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Cantabria, Dept Chem & Biomol Engn, ETSIIT, Avda Castros Los S-N, E-39005 Santander, Spain
[2] Univ Alicante, Inst Electrochem, Ap 99, E-03080 Alicante, Spain
关键词
Carbon dioxide; Tin nanoparticles; Formate; Electroreduction; Gas diffusion electrodes; ELECTROCHEMICAL REDUCTION; CARBON-DIOXIDE; ELECTROCATALYTIC REDUCTION; FORMIC-ACID; CURRENT-DENSITY; IONIC LIQUIDS; TIN; CATALYSTS; PERFORMANCE; EFFICIENCY;
D O I
10.1016/j.jcou.2017.01.021
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
Electrochemical reduction of CO2 has been pointed out as an interesting strategy to convert CO2 into useful chemicals. In addition, coupling CO2 electroreduction with renewable energies would allow storing electricity from intermittent renewable sources such as wind or solar power. In this work, an easy and fast method is adapted for the synthesis of pure and carbon supported Sn nanoparticles. The resulting nanoparticles have been characterized by transmission electron microscopy and their electrocatalytic properties towards CO2 reduction evaluated by cyclic voltammetry. Carbon supported Sn nanoparticles have been subsequently used to prepare Gas Diffusion Electrodes (Sn/C-GDEs). The electrodes have been characterized by scanning electron microscopy and also by cyclic voltammetry. Finally, the electrodes were tested on a continuous and single pass CO2 electroreduction filter-press type cell system in aqueous solution, to obtain formate at ambient pressure and temperature. These Sn/CGDEs allow working at high current densities with low catholyte flow. Thus, for instance, at 150 mA cm(-2), a 70% Faradaic Efficiency (FE) was obtained with a formate concentration of 2.5 g L-1. Interestingly, by increasing the current density to 200 mA cm(-2) and decreasing the flow rate, a concentration over 16 g L-1 was reached. Despite the high concentrations obtained, further research is still required to keep high FE operating at high current densities. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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