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¹Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, 35 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1A4, Canada.

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Designing gas diffusion layers (GDLs) for CO2 reduction electrocatalysis improves multicarbon product selectivity. Tailoring GDL structure and surface morphology enhances ethylene production rates and ratios in CO2 electrolysis.

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3D printing CO2 reduction fluoropolymers gas diffusion layers

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Area of Science:

Electrochemistry
Materials Science
Chemical Engineering

Background:

Electrosynthesis of value-added multicarbon products from carbon dioxide (CO2) offers a sustainable alternative to fossil fuel-based chemical production.
Gas diffusion electrode (GDE) assemblies are crucial for selective, scalable, and high-rate CO2 reduction reactions (CO2 RR).
The role of the gas diffusion layer (GDL) in modulating product distributions, especially at high current densities (> 300 mA cm-2), remains incompletely understood.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the impact of GDL properties on CO2 RR performance.
To develop 3D-printable GDLs with tunable characteristics for enhanced CO2 electroreduction.
To understand how GDL structure, porosity, and surface morphology influence product selectivity and reaction rates.

Main Methods:

Fabrication of 3D-printable fluoropolymer GDLs with controlled microporosity and macrostructure.
Systematic probing of GDL effects, including permeance, microstructural porosity, macrostructure, and surface morphology.
Electrochemical evaluation of GDL performance in CO2 reduction reactions under high current density regimes.

Main Results:

GDL surface morphology design led to a 100-fold increase in the ethylene to carbon monoxide (C2H4:CO) ratio compared to homogeneous GDLs.
A pyramidal GDL macrostructure increased the partial current density of ethylene (C2H4) by 1.8 times.
Tunable GDLs demonstrated significant influence on product selectivity and reaction rates in CO2 RR.

Conclusions:

GDL design is a critical factor for optimizing CO2 RR selectivity and efficiency.
3D-printable GDLs offer a versatile platform for tailoring catalyst performance.
These findings provide pathways for improving GDEs for efficient CO2 conversion into valuable multicarbon products.