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Synthesis and Performance Characterizations of Transition Metal Single Atom Catalyst for Electrochemical CO2 Reduction
Published on: April 10, 2018
Engineering Metal-Organic Frameworks for the Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 : A Minireview
Riming Wang1, Freek Kapteijn1, Jorge Gascon1,2
1Catalysis Engineering, Chemical Engineering Department, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629, HZ, Delft, Netherlands.
Abstract:
The electrochemical reduction of CO2 holds great promise for lowering the concentration of CO2 in the Earth's atmosphere. However, several challenges have hindered the commercialization of this technology, including energy efficiency, the solubility of CO2 in the aqueous phase, and electrode stability. In this Minireview, we highlight and summarize the main advantages and limitations that metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) may offer in this field of research, either when used directly as electrocatalysts or when used as catalyst precursors.
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