在工业电流密度下,使用被动铜将CO2变为C2产品的长期稳定的酸性电还原
Qin Chen1, Yao Tan1, Xiqing Wang1
1Hunan Joint International Research Center for Carbon Dioxide Resource Utilization, State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, School of Physics, Central South University, Changsha, PR China.
Nature communications
|September 26, 2025
概括
在酸性CO2电还原过程中,微量溶解氧会导致铜催化剂的不稳定性. 使用酸的in-situ被动化策略可以防止氧气吸附,提高催化剂的稳定性,以便有效地将CO2转化为C2+.
科学领域:
- 电化学 电化学 电化学
- 催化剂是一种催化剂.
- 材料科学 材料科学 材料科学
背景情况:
- 酸性CO2电还原为C2+产品提供了高的CO2利用率.
- 基于铜 (Cu) 的催化剂是有希望的,但由于Cu的溶解/重建,其稳定性不佳.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定酸性电解质中Cu不稳定的原因.
- 制定一种提高二氧化碳电还原Cu催化剂稳定性的策略.
主要方法:
- 使用酸 (AC) 在现场被动化.
- 理论计算和现场光谱 (例如,X射线光电子光谱).
- 在高电流密度下进行电化学性能测试.
主要成果:
- 电解质中的微量溶解氧被确定为Cu溶解/重建的原因.
- 电流被动化层有效地抑制了氧气吸附和Cu氧化.
- 具有交流层的Cu催化剂在C2H4产品中表现出超过60%的法拉代效率,在C2+产品中表现出38.7%的能效.
- 在强酸性电解质中,在500 mA cm-2稳定性达到>150小时.
结论:
- 在现场的AC被动化是防止Cu溶解/重建的有效策略.
- 这种方法显著提高了在酸性介质中将CO2转化为C2+的催化剂稳定性和性能.
- 这些发现为二氧化碳电还原的实际应用铺平了道路.
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