Electrochemical device for converting carbon dioxide to a reaction product

Masel, Richard I.; Chen, Qingmei; Liu, Zengcai; Kutz, Robert

Title: Electrochemical device for converting carbon dioxide to a reaction product

Patent · Tue Nov 01 00:00:00 EDT 2016

OSTI ID:1330700

Masel, Richard I.; Chen, Qingmei; Liu, Zengcai; Kutz, Robert

An electrochemical device converts carbon dioxide to a reaction product. The device includes an anode and a cathode, each comprising a quantity of catalyst. The anode and cathode each has reactant introduced thereto. A polymer electrolyte membrane is interposed between the anode and the cathode. At least a portion of the cathode catalyst is directly exposed to gaseous carbon dioxide during electrolysis. The average current density at the membrane is at least 20 mA/cm.sup.2, measured as the area of the cathode gas diffusion layer that is covered by catalyst, and CO selectivity is at least 50% at a cell potential of 3.0 V. In some embodiments, the polymer electrolyte membrane comprises a polymer in which a constituent monomer is (p-vinylbenzyl)-R, where R is selected from the group consisting of imidazoliums, pyridiniums and phosphoniums. In some embodiments, the polymer electrolyte membrane is a Helper Membrane comprising a polymer containing an imidazolium ligand, a pyridinium ligand, or a phosphonium ligand.

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Research Organization:: Dioxide Materials, Inc. Boca Raton, FL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: AR0000345; SC0004453

Assignee:: Dioxide Materials, Inc. (Boca Raton, FL)

Patent Number(s):: 9,481,939

Application Number:: 14/704,934

OSTI ID:: 1330700

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2015 May 05

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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