Electrochemical Conversion of CO2 to Syngas with Controllable CO/H2 Ratios over Co and Ni Single-Atom Catalysts
Abstract
Abstract The electrochemical CO 2 reduction reaction (CO 2 RR) to yield synthesis gas (syngas, CO and H 2 ) has been considered as a promising method to realize the net reduction in CO 2 emission. However, it is challenging to balance the CO 2 RR activity and the CO/H 2 ratio. To address this issue, nitrogen‐doped carbon supported single‐atom catalysts are designed as electrocatalysts to produce syngas from CO 2 RR. While Co and Ni single‐atom catalysts are selective in producing H 2 and CO, respectively, electrocatalysts containing both Co and Ni show a high syngas evolution (total current >74 mA cm −2 ) with CO/H 2 ratios (0.23–2.26) that are suitable for typical downstream thermochemical reactions. Density functional theory calculations provide insights into the key intermediates on Co and Ni single‐atom configurations for the H 2 and CO evolution. The results present a useful case on how non‐precious transition metal species can maintain high CO 2 RR activity with tunable CO/H 2 ratios.
- Authors:
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- Univ. of Science and Technology of China, Anhui (China); Columbia Univ., New York, NY (United States)
- Nanyang Technological Univ. (Singapore)
- Columbia Univ., New York, NY (United States)
- Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
- Florida A & M University, Tallahassee, FL (United States)
- Univ. of Science and Technology of China, Anhui (China)
- Columbia Univ., New York, NY (United States); Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1580239
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1581860
- Report Number(s):
- BNL-212468-2019-JAAM
Journal ID: ISSN 0044-8249
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC0012704; FG02-13ER16381; SC0009476
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Angewandte Chemie
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 132; Journal Issue: 8; Journal ID: ISSN 0044-8249
- Publisher:
- German Chemical Society
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 25 ENERGY STORAGE
Citation Formats
He, Qun, Liu, Daobin, Lee, Ji Hoon, Liu, Yumeng, Xie, Zhenhua, Hwang, Sooyeon, Kattel, Shyam, Song, Li, and Chen, Jingguang G. Electrochemical Conversion of CO2 to Syngas with Controllable CO/H2 Ratios over Co and Ni Single-Atom Catalysts. United States: N. p., 2019.
Web. doi:10.1002/ange.201912719.
He, Qun, Liu, Daobin, Lee, Ji Hoon, Liu, Yumeng, Xie, Zhenhua, Hwang, Sooyeon, Kattel, Shyam, Song, Li, & Chen, Jingguang G. Electrochemical Conversion of CO2 to Syngas with Controllable CO/H2 Ratios over Co and Ni Single-Atom Catalysts. United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/ange.201912719
He, Qun, Liu, Daobin, Lee, Ji Hoon, Liu, Yumeng, Xie, Zhenhua, Hwang, Sooyeon, Kattel, Shyam, Song, Li, and Chen, Jingguang G. Wed .
"Electrochemical Conversion of CO2 to Syngas with Controllable CO/H2 Ratios over Co and Ni Single-Atom Catalysts". United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/ange.201912719. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1580239.
@article{osti_1580239,
title = {Electrochemical Conversion of CO2 to Syngas with Controllable CO/H2 Ratios over Co and Ni Single-Atom Catalysts},
author = {He, Qun and Liu, Daobin and Lee, Ji Hoon and Liu, Yumeng and Xie, Zhenhua and Hwang, Sooyeon and Kattel, Shyam and Song, Li and Chen, Jingguang G.},
abstractNote = {Abstract The electrochemical CO 2 reduction reaction (CO 2 RR) to yield synthesis gas (syngas, CO and H 2 ) has been considered as a promising method to realize the net reduction in CO 2 emission. However, it is challenging to balance the CO 2 RR activity and the CO/H 2 ratio. To address this issue, nitrogen‐doped carbon supported single‐atom catalysts are designed as electrocatalysts to produce syngas from CO 2 RR. While Co and Ni single‐atom catalysts are selective in producing H 2 and CO, respectively, electrocatalysts containing both Co and Ni show a high syngas evolution (total current >74 mA cm −2 ) with CO/H 2 ratios (0.23–2.26) that are suitable for typical downstream thermochemical reactions. Density functional theory calculations provide insights into the key intermediates on Co and Ni single‐atom configurations for the H 2 and CO evolution. The results present a useful case on how non‐precious transition metal species can maintain high CO 2 RR activity with tunable CO/H 2 ratios.},
doi = {10.1002/ange.201912719},
journal = {Angewandte Chemie},
number = 8,
volume = 132,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Dec 11 00:00:00 EST 2019},
month = {Wed Dec 11 00:00:00 EST 2019}
}
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