Not exact matches
Gold and silver represent the «gold standard» in the world of
electrocatalysts for conversion of carbon
dioxide to carbon monoxide.
Optimal Pattern of Bimetallic
Electrocatalysts for Efficient Conversion of Water and Carbon
Dioxide to Hydrocarbons and Oxygenates M. Singh, Y. Lum, E. L. Clark, J. W. Ager, and A. T. Bell
University of Illinois at Chicago researchers have determined how
electrocatalysts can convert carbon
dioxide to carbon monoxide using water and electricity.
Scientists at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have developed a new
electrocatalyst that can directly convert carbon
dioxide into multicarbon fuels and alcohols using record - low inputs of energy.
In the new study, published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a team led by Berkeley Lab scientist Peidong Yang discovered that an
electrocatalyst made up of copper nanoparticles provided the conditions necessary to break down carbon
dioxide to form ethylene, ethanol, and propanol.
Current research activities include the synthesis and characterization of carbon -
dioxide reducing
electrocatalysts that are based on Earth - abundant metals and studies of the reaction kinetics of carbon -
dioxide reduction with active catalysts.