scholarly journals Electrochemical Behavior of Cellulose Nanofibrils Functionalized with Dicyanovinyl Groups

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robson V. Pereira ◽  
Thais E. Gallina ◽  
Marcelo A. Pereira-da-Silva ◽  
Kênia S. Freitas ◽  
Aparecido J. de Menezes
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Modification ◽  
Cellulose Nanofibrils ◽  
Co2 Reduction ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Reduction Reaction ◽  
Hydroxyl Groups ◽  
Onset Potential ◽  
Nucleophilic Vinylic Substitution ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Co2 ◽  
Co2 Reduction Reaction

Cellulose is considered one of the most important renewable sources of biopolymers on Earth. It has attracted widespread attention due to its physical–chemical characteristics, such as biocompatibility, low toxicity, biodegradability, low density, high strength, stability in organic solvents, in addition to having hydroxyl groups, which enable its chemical modification. In this study, cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) were functionalized with dicyanovinyl groups through nucleophilic vinylic substitution (SNV) and used as electrocatalyst in electrochemical of carbon dioxide (CO2) reduction. Results indicate that introducing dicyanovinyl groups into the structure of nanocellulose increases electrocatalytic activity as compared to that of pure nanocellulose, shifting the onset potential of the electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction to more positive values as compared to those for the reaction with argon. The atomic force microscopy (AFM) images show no changes in the morphology of CNFs after chemical modification.

Hierarchical three-dimensional copper selenide nanocubes microelectrodes for improved carbon dioxide reduction reaction

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajasekaran Elakkiya ◽  
Govindhan Maduraiveeran
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Co2 Reduction ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Reduction ◽  
Reduction Reaction ◽  
Earth Abundant ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Co2 ◽  
Co2 Reduction Reaction

Design of high-performance and Earth-abundant electrocatalysts for electrochemical carbon dioxide (CO2) reduction reaction (CO2RR) into fuels and value-added chemicals offers an emergent pathway for environment and energy sustainable concerns. Herein,...

scholarly journals Photoelectrochemical Reduction of CO2 to Syngas by Reduced Ag Catalysts on Si Photocathodes

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 3487 ◽  
Author(s):  
Changyeon Kim ◽  
Seokhoon Choi ◽  
Min-Ju Choi ◽  
Sol A Lee ◽  
Sang Hyun Ahn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Catalytic Activity ◽  
Active Sites ◽  
Co2 Reduction ◽  
Reduction Reaction ◽  
Hydrogen Electrode ◽  
Faradaic Efficiency ◽  
Onset Potential ◽  
Reduction Of Co2 ◽  
Co2 Reduction Reaction ◽  
Ag Catalysts

The photoelectrochemical reduction of CO2 to syngas that is used for many practical applications has been emerging as a promising technique to relieve the increase of CO2 in the atmosphere. Si has been considered to be one of the most promising materials for photoelectrodes, but the integration of electrocatalysts is essential for the photoelectrochemical reduction of CO2 using Si. We report an enhancement of catalytic activity for CO2 reduction reaction by Ag catalysts of tuned morphology, active sites, and electronic structure through reducing anodic treatment. Our proposed photocathode structure, a SiO2 patterned p-Si photocathode with these reduced Ag catalysts, that was fabricated using electron-beam deposition and electrodeposition methods, provides a low onset-potential of −0.16 V vs. the reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE), a large saturated photocurrent density of −9 mA/cm2 at −1.23 V vs. RHE, and faradaic efficiency for CO of 47% at −0.6 V vs. RHE. This photocathode can produce syngas in the ratio from 1:1 to 1:3, which is an appropriate proportion for practical application. This work presents a new approach for designing photocathodes with a balanced catalytic activity and light absorption to improve the photoelectrochemical application for not only CO2 reduction reaction, but also water splitting or N2 reduction reaction.

scholarly journals Generation of Fuel and Value-Added Chemicals from Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (01) ◽  
pp. 41-44
Author(s):  
Pooja Srivastava
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Transition Metal ◽  
Co2 Reduction ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Reduction Reaction ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Industrial Chemicals ◽  
Continuous Increase ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Co2 ◽  
Co2 Reduction Reaction

Despite its life-threatening long term effects, the continuous increase of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the environment requires immediate actions to control the accelerating climate change. An appealing solution to this problem is to utilize CO2 as feedstock to generate useful chemicals, e.g., fuel, hydrocarbons, and valuable chemicals. The chemical inertness of CO2 needs considerably large energy for its conversion into useful chemicals. Therefore, CO2 reduction reaction requires an effective catalyst for its conversion into fuel (methanol, methane) and industrial chemicals (syngas, formic acid). Recently, two-dimensional layers of early transition metal carbides and nitrides, called MXene, have shown potential for catalysis due to its exposed transition metal sites, and mechanical and chemical stability at high temperatures. Herein, the author presents the MXene as a potential heterogeneous catalyst for the CO2 reduction reaction (CRR), and the future scope in this currently developing field.

Theoretical Insights into Effective Electron Transfer towards CO2 Reduction at Electron-rich Sites on the BiOBr (001) Surfaces

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao Chao Zhang ◽  
Tan Li ◽  
Xiushuai Guan ◽  
Changming Zhang ◽  
Rui Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Electron Transfer ◽  
Co2 Reduction ◽  
Reduction Reaction ◽  
Co2 Activation ◽  
Effective Electron ◽  
Electron Migration ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Co2 ◽  
Co2 Reduction Reaction

Carbon dioxide (CO2) activation by effective electrons has been regarded as the rather necessary first-step for CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR). Additionally, the electron migration and photoreaction selectivity are closely associated...

Graphene Supported Tungsten Carbide as Catalyst for Electrochemical Reduction of CO2

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sahithi Ananthaneni ◽  
Rees Rankin
Keyword(s):  
Tungsten Carbide ◽  
Electrochemical Reduction ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Co2 Reduction ◽  
Platinum Group Metal ◽  
Reduction Reaction ◽  
Metal Carbides ◽  
Depth Study ◽  
Reduction Of Co2 ◽  
Co2 Reduction Reaction

<div>Electrochemical reduction of CO2 to useful chemical and fuels in an energy efficient way is currently an expensive and inefficient process. Recently, low-cost transition metal-carbides (TMCs) are proven to exhibit similar electronic structure similarities to Platinum-Group-Metal (PGM) catalysts and hence can be good substitutes for some important reduction reactions. In this work, we test graphenesupported WC (Tungsten Carbide) nanocluster as an electrocatalyst for the CO2 reduction reaction. Specifically, we perform DFT studies to understand various possible reaction mechanisms and determine the lowest thermodynamic energy landscape of CO2 reduction to various products such as CO, HCOOH, CH3OH, and CH4. This in-depth study of reaction energetics could lead to improvements and develop more efficient electrocatalysts for CO2 reduction.<br></div>

An Insight into Anchoring of Cobalt Phthalocyanines onto Carbon: Efficiency of the CO2 Reduction Reaction

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 1442-1448
Author(s):  
Jing-Jing Ma ◽  
Hong-Lin Zhu ◽  
Yue-Qing Zheng ◽  
Miao Shui
Keyword(s):  
Co2 Reduction ◽  
Reduction Reaction ◽  
Carbon Efficiency ◽  
Cobalt Phthalocyanines ◽  
Co2 Reduction Reaction ◽  
Insight Into

Three-dimensional porous copper-decorated bismuth-based nanofoam for boosting electrochemical reduction of CO2 to formate

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yingchun Zhang ◽  
Changsheng Cao ◽  
Xintao Wu ◽  
Qi-Long Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Current Density ◽  
High Current Density ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Co2 Reduction ◽  
Reduction Reaction ◽  
High Current ◽  
Porous Copper ◽  
Reduction Of Co2 ◽  
Co2 Reduction Reaction ◽  
Wide Potential

Bismuth (Bi)-based nanomaterials are considered as the promising electrocatalysts for electrocatalytic CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR), but it is challenging to achieve high current density and selectivity in a wide potential...

Tandem catalysis in electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction

Nano Research ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yating Zhu ◽  
Xiaoya Cui ◽  
Huiling Liu ◽  
Zhenguo Guo ◽  
Yanfeng Dang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Co2 Reduction ◽  
Reduction Reaction ◽  
Tandem Catalysis ◽  
Electrochemical Co2 Reduction ◽  
Co2 Reduction Reaction
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