Recent advances in different-dimension electrocatalysts for carbon dioxide reduction

Huimin Zhou; Kang Liu; Hongmei Li; Maoqi Cao; Junwei Fu; Xiaohui Gao; Junhua Hu; Wenzhang Li; Hao Pan; Jing Zhan; Qihou Li; Xiaoqing Qiu; Min Liu

doi:10.1016/j.jcis.2019.04.077

Recent advances in different-dimension electrocatalysts for carbon dioxide reduction

J Colloid Interface Sci. 2019 Aug 15:550:17-47. doi: 10.1016/j.jcis.2019.04.077. Epub 2019 Apr 25.

Authors

Huimin Zhou¹, Kang Liu¹, Hongmei Li¹, Maoqi Cao², Junwei Fu¹, Xiaohui Gao¹, Junhua Hu³, Wenzhang Li⁴, Hao Pan⁵, Jing Zhan⁶, Qihou Li⁶, Xiaoqing Qiu⁷, Min Liu⁸

Affiliations

¹ School of Physics and Electronics, Central South University, 932 South Lushan Road, Changsha 410083, Hunan, PR China.
² School of Physics and Electronics, Central South University, 932 South Lushan Road, Changsha 410083, Hunan, PR China; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qiannan Normal University for Nationalities, Doupengshan Road, Duyun 558000, Guizhou, PR China.
³ School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450002, PR China.
⁴ College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, 932 South Lushan Road, Changsha 410083, Hunan, PR China.
⁵ Department of Periodontics & Oral Mucosal Section, Xiangya Stomatological Hospital, Central South University, 72 Xiangya Road, Changsha, Hunan, PR China.
⁶ School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, 410083, PR China.
⁷ College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, 932 South Lushan Road, Changsha 410083, Hunan, PR China. Electronic address: [email protected].
⁸ School of Physics and Electronics, Central South University, 932 South Lushan Road, Changsha 410083, Hunan, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, 932 South Lushan Road, Changsha 410083, Hunan, PR China. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 31051339
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2019.04.077

Abstract

Greenhouse effect and energy crisis require the recycling use of carbon dioxide (CO₂) in atmosphere. The electrocatalytic reduction of CO₂ transformed to value-added chemicals with sustainable energy derived electric energy provides a feasible way to address these energy and environment problems; however, developing the electrocatalysts with highly active, selective and durability is still a significant challenge for electrocatalytic CO₂ reduction reaction (CO₂RR). The nanostructured electrocatalysts have been extensively researched as promising catalysts to speed up CO₂ conversion. Here, we summarized the recent advances in different-dimension nanostructured electrocatalysts for CO₂RR, tried to give a picture on how do different dimension catalysts work, and discussed the challenges and perspectives for achieving high CO₂RR electrocatalysts.

Keywords: Carbon dioxide; Different dimension; Electrocatalytic reduction; Nanostructure; Reaction mechanism.