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Aqueous electrocatalytic CO2 reduction using metal complexes dispersed in polymer ion gels

Authors :
Robert H. Grubbs
Brendon J. McNicholas
Shunsuke Sato
Source :
Chemical Communications. 56:4440-4443
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 2020.

Abstract

We use fac-[Re(bpy)(CO)3Cl] ([Re-Cl]) dispersed in polymer ion gel (PIG) ([Re]-PIG) to carry out electrocatalytic CO2 reduction in water. Electrolysis at -0.68 V vs. RHE in a CO2-saturated KOH and K2CO3 solution produces CO with over 90% Faradaic efficiency. The PIG electrode is readily combined with water oxidation catalysts to generate a full electrochemical cell. Additionally, we provide evidence that the PIG electrode can be implemented with other molecular catalysts.

Details

ISSN :
1364548X and 13597345
Volume :
56
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Chemical Communications
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........d0a27cd36d1d4d1a65a5404904589067
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1039/d0cc00791a