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Area of Science:

  • Electrochemistry
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Materials Science

Background:

  • Carbon dioxide (CO2) electrolysis is vital for industrial decarbonization.
  • Scaling up CO2 electrolysis reactors presents challenges like spatial inhomogeneities in selectivity and current density.
  • Conventional performance studies often overlook these localized issues.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To design, build, and test a zero-gap flow cell for localized monitoring of CO2 electrolysis.
  • To investigate the influence of operating parameters on localized product formation and current density.
  • To address the critical need for uniform cell operation during scale-up.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a zero-gap flow cell enabling local monitoring.
  • Multi-point gas composition sampling along the flow path.
  • Cross-cell current density tracking.
  • Analysis of localized product selectivity and hydrogen evolution.

Main Results:

  • Spatial inhomogeneities in selectivity and current density were identified.
  • Parasitic hydrogen evolution was localized under specific conditions.
  • Operating parameters were shown to influence localized product formation and current density profiles.
  • The study demonstrated the impact of non-uniformities on CO2-to-CO conversion.

Conclusions:

  • A zero-gap flow cell facilitates detailed analysis of CO2 electrolysis performance.
  • Moving beyond averaged metrics is essential for efficient and uniform cell operation.
  • Understanding and mitigating spatial inhomogeneities are critical for successful industrial scale-up of CO2 electrolyzers.