Issue 24, 2023

Recent advances in electrocatalytic reduction of ambient CO2 toward high-value feedstock

Abstract

The effects of climate change have arisen due to greenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere, and the finite supply of fossil fuels will eventually be unable to support the needs of the petrochemical industry. Solutions to these two complex problems will have to be multipronged, but the industrial implementation of the electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 can help with both issues. Importantly, the demand for multi-carbon feedstock offers immediate financial incentives, accelerating the search for solutions to the climate problem. However, the technology for the electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 is still in the process of being commercialised, and the use of ambient CO2 is a prerequisite for widescale adoption. Here we discuss the progress in this area and the remaining barriers to realizing its potential.

Graphical abstract: Recent advances in electrocatalytic reduction of ambient CO2 toward high-value feedstock

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
03 ago 2023
Accepted
10 out 2023
First published
17 out 2023

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2023,10, 7095-7108

Recent advances in electrocatalytic reduction of ambient CO2 toward high-value feedstock

N. Fujinuma and S. E. Lofland, Inorg. Chem. Front., 2023, 10, 7095 DOI: 10.1039/D3QI01522J

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