Achieving order of magnitude increases in CO2 reduction reaction efficiency by product separations and recycling

Sarswat, Akriti; Sholl, David S.; Lively, Ryan P.

doi:10.1039/d2se01156e

Title: Achieving order of magnitude increases in CO₂ reduction reaction efficiency by product separations and recycling

Journal Article · 12 September 2022 · Sustainable Energy & Fuels

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/d2se01156e · OSTI ID:1897858

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Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA (United States)
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA (United States); Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

CO₂ reduction reaction (CO₂RR) systems are the heart of many proposed e-refinery schemes. There have been few studies on the separation systems that will be needed to complement CO₂RR reactors. Here, we show that by strategic use of downstream separations and recycling of unreacted CO₂, the efficiency of CO₂RR can be significantly improved without changes in the electrochemical reactor.

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Research Organization:: Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC). Center for Understanding and Control of Acid Gas-Induced Evolution of Materials for Energy (UNCAGE-ME); Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725; SC0012577

OSTI ID:: 1897858

Journal Information:: Sustainable Energy & Fuels, Journal Name: Sustainable Energy & Fuels Journal Issue: 20 Vol. 6; ISSN 2398-4902

Publisher:: Royal Society of ChemistryCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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