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Electrochemical reduction of CO2 to formic acid on Bi2O2CO3/carbon fiber electrodes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2020

Lara G. Puppin ,
Mohd. Khalid ,
Gelson T.T. da Silva ,
Caue Ribeiro Open the ORCID record for Caue Ribeiro [Opens in a new window] ,
Hamilton Varela Open the ORCID record for Hamilton Varela [Opens in a new window]  and
Osmando F. Lopes Open the ORCID record for Osmando F. Lopes [Opens in a new window]
Lara G. Puppin
Affiliation:
Institute of Chemistry of Sao Carlos, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Carlos, SP 13560970, Brazil
Mohd. Khalid
Affiliation:
Institute of Chemistry of Sao Carlos, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Carlos, SP 13560970, Brazil
Gelson T.T. da Silva
Affiliation:
Embrapa Instrumentation, Rua XV de Novembro, São Carlos, SP 13560-970, Brazil
Caue Ribeiro
Affiliation:
Embrapa Instrumentation, Rua XV de Novembro, São Carlos, SP 13560-970, Brazil; and Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Institute of Energy and Climate Research (IEK-14): Electrochemical Process Engineering, Jülich 52425, Germany
Hamilton Varela
Affiliation:
Institute of Chemistry of Sao Carlos, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Carlos, SP 13560970, Brazil
Osmando F. Lopes*
Affiliation:
Institute of Chemistry of Sao Carlos, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Carlos, SP 13560970, Brazil; and Laboratory of Photochemistry and Materials Science, Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Uberlandia, Uberlandia, MG 38400902, Brazil
*
a)Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: osmando_iq@hotmail.com
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Abstract

Electrochemical reduction of CO2 to formic acid is a good strategy to address both environmental and energy issues. However, some drawbacks including low activity, selectivity, and stability of electrocatalysts must be overcome. We propose a method for tailoring Bi2O2CO3-coated carbon fiber electrodes with higher selectivity and stability for electrochemical CO2 reduction to formic acid. We evaluated the effect of Bi2O2CO3 and Nafion contents on the electrocatalysts performance for CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR). All electrodes produced only HCOO− in the liquid phase with a maximum faradaic efficiency (FE) of 69%. The electrocatalysts were stable under 24 h of continuous CO2RR operation. The FE increased with the increasing electrolyte concentration and cation radius size, which indicates that the anion stabilization in solution is critical for adequate formate generation. The CO2RR mechanism was proposed with basis on the literature. The structural carbonate of Bi2O2CO3 acts as an intermediate species in the formate production from CO2.

Keywords

carbon dioxide reductionbismuthelectrocatalysismorphologystability
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Invited Paper
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 35 , Issue 3 , 14 February 2020 , pp. 272 - 280
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2020

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