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Electrochemical CO2 reduction to high-concentration pure formic acid solutions in an all-solid-state reactor

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NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
Volume 11, Issue 1, Pages -

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NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-17403-1

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  1. Rice University
  2. Welch Foundation Research Grant
  3. Smalley-Curl Institute
  4. China Scholarship Council (CSC) [201806320253]
  5. 2018 Zhejiang University Academic Award for Outstanding Doctoral Candidates

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Electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) to liquid fuels is currently challenged by low product concentrations, as well as their mixture with traditional liquid electrolytes, such as KHCO3 solution. Here we report an all-solid-state electrochemical CO2RR system for continuous generation of high-purity and high-concentration formic acid vapors and solutions. The cathode and anode were separated by a porous solid electrolyte (PSE) layer, where electrochemically generated formate and proton were recombined to form molecular formic acid. The generated formic acid can be efficiently removed in the form of vapors via inert gas stream flowing through the PSE layer. Coupling with a high activity (formate partial current densities similar to 450mAcm(-2)), selectivity (maximal Faradaic efficiency similar to 97%), and stability (100hours) grain boundary-enriched bismuth catalyst, we demonstrated ultra-high concentrations of pure formic acid solutions (up to nearly 100 wt.%) condensed from generated vapors via flexible tuning of the carrier gas stream. Electrochemical CO2 reduction to liquid fuels is limited by low product concentrations and formation of mixtures with traditional liquid electrolytes. Here the authors report an all-solid-state system for a continuous generation of high-purity and high-concentration formic acid vapors and solutions.

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