Issue 20, 2018

Design of naturally derived lead phytate as an electrocatalyst for highly efficient CO2 reduction to formic acid

Abstract

Utilization of naturally occurring resources to design electrocatalysts for CO2 transformation is environmentally and economically compelling. Herein, we describe the first work on the utilization of naturally occurring phytic acid (PhyA) as the building block to prepare lead phytate (Pb-PhyA) as an electrocatalyst for CO2 electro-reduction to HCOOH. The prepared Pb-PhyA exhibited excellent performance in an ionic liquid based catholyte, and the faradaic efficiency of HCOOH could reach 92.7% at a high current density (30.5 mA cm−2) in a ternary electrolyte consisting of [Bzmim]BF4 (12.8 wt%), H2O (9.9 wt%) and acetonitrile.

Graphical abstract: Design of naturally derived lead phytate as an electrocatalyst for highly efficient CO2 reduction to formic acid

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
05 Aug 2018
Accepted
01 Oct 2018
First published
01 Oct 2018

Green Chem., 2018,20, 4602-4606

Design of naturally derived lead phytate as an electrocatalyst for highly efficient CO2 reduction to formic acid

H. Wu, J. Song, C. Xie, Y. Hu, J. Ma, Q. Qian and B. Han, Green Chem., 2018, 20, 4602 DOI: 10.1039/C8GC02457J

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