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A Co3O4-CDots-C3N4 three component electrocatalyst design concept for efficient and tunable CO2 reduction to syngas.


ABSTRACT: Syngas, a CO and H2 mixture mostly generated from non-renewable fossil fuels, is an essential feedstock for production of liquid fuels. Electrochemical reduction of CO2 and H+/H2O is an alternative renewable route to produce syngas. Here we introduce the concept of coupling a hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) catalyst with a CDots/C3N4 composite (a CO2 reduction catalyst) to achieve a cheap, stable, selective and efficient route for tunable syngas production. Co3O4, MoS2, Au and Pt serve as the HER component. The Co3O4-CDots-C3N4 electrocatalyst is found to be the most efficient among the combinations studied. The H2/CO ratio of the produced syngas is tunable from 0.07:1 to 4:1 by controlling the potential. This catalyst is highly stable for syngas generation (over 100?h) with no other products besides CO and H2. Insight into the mechanisms balancing between CO2 reduction and H2 evolution when applying the HER-CDots-C3N4 catalyst concept is provided.

SUBMITTER: Guo S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5705642 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A Co<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>-CDots-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> three component electrocatalyst design concept for efficient and tunable CO<sub>2</sub> reduction to syngas.

Guo Sijie S   Zhao Siqi S   Wu Xiuqin X   Li Hao H   Zhou Yunjie Y   Zhu Cheng C   Yang Nianjun N   Jiang Xin X   Gao Jin J   Bai Liang L   Liu Yang Y   Lifshitz Yeshayahu Y   Lee Shuit-Tong ST   Kang Zhenhui Z  

Nature communications 20171128 1


Syngas, a CO and H<sub>2</sub> mixture mostly generated from non-renewable fossil fuels, is an essential feedstock for production of liquid fuels. Electrochemical reduction of CO<sub>2</sub> and H<sup>+</sup>/H<sub>2</sub>O is an alternative renewable route to produce syngas. Here we introduce the concept of coupling a hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) catalyst with a CDots/C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> composite (a CO<sub>2</sub> reduction catalyst) to achieve a cheap, stable, selective and effici  ...[more]

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