Issue 43, 2020

Towards accelerated durability testing protocols for CO2 electrolysis

Abstract

In recent years, the electrochemical reduction of CO2 (ECO2RR) to value-added chemicals, fuels, and intermediates has been proposed as a promising option for utilizing excess CO2 emissions. ECO2RR could be integrated into existing CO2-emitting industrial processes to mitigate emissions. To get to that stage, however, ECO2RR cells and systems need to exhibit lifetimes of thousands of hours, similar to other commercially viable electrochemical systems. Accelerated durability testing (ADT) has been employed to rapidly screen the stability of these other electrochemical systems. Currently, most ECO2RR studies only report durability for tens of hours. Yet, once the ECO2RR field reaches longer system lifetimes as a whole, ADT studies will become necessary. In this perspective, we evaluate accelerated durability studies employed for fuel cells, water electrolyzers, and chlor alkali systems and apply the knowledge to suggest an appropriate ECO2RR ADT protocol, which is currently lacking.

Graphical abstract: Towards accelerated durability testing protocols for CO2 electrolysis

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Article information

Article type
Perspective
Submitted
03 Sep 2020
Accepted
19 Oct 2020
First published
19 Oct 2020

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020,8, 22557-22571

Towards accelerated durability testing protocols for CO2 electrolysis

U. O. Nwabara, M. P. de Heer, E. R. Cofell, S. Verma, E. Negro and P. J. A. Kenis, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, 8, 22557 DOI: 10.1039/D0TA08695A

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