Issue 8, 2018

Highly efficient electrochemical reduction of CO2 into formic acid over lead dioxide in an ionic liquid–catholyte mixture

Abstract

The development of efficient electrocatalytic systems for CO2 conversion with high current density and high Faradaic efficiency simultaneously is crucially important but challenging. Herein, we described the first study of the electrochemical reduction of CO2 into HCOOH over commercial lead dioxide (PbO2) as the electrode in ionic liquid (IL)-containing catholytes. It was found that 1-benzyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate ([Bzmim]BF4) was the best IL to enhance the efficiency of the PbO2 electrode in the electroreduction of CO2 to HCOOH. In a ternary electrolyte consisting of [Bzmim]BF4 (14.7 wt%), H2O (11.7 wt%) and acetonitrile, the PbO2 electrode showed an excellent performance in electroreduction of CO2 into HCOOH with high Faradaic efficiency (95.5%) and very high current density (40.8 mA cm−2) simultaneously.

Graphical abstract: Highly efficient electrochemical reduction of CO2 into formic acid over lead dioxide in an ionic liquid–catholyte mixture

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
10 Feb 2018
Accepted
23 Mar 2018
First published
24 Mar 2018

Green Chem., 2018,20, 1765-1769

Highly efficient electrochemical reduction of CO2 into formic acid over lead dioxide in an ionic liquid–catholyte mixture

H. Wu, J. Song, C. Xie, Y. Hu and B. Han, Green Chem., 2018, 20, 1765 DOI: 10.1039/C8GC00471D

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