Journal
ACS CATALYSIS
Volume 12, Issue 2, Pages 1037-1051Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c04978
Keywords
CO2 electrolysis; CCU; oxygen evolution reaction; electrocatalysis; pH effects
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- European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program from the European Research Council (ERC) [716539]
- FlowPhotoChem project [862453]
- Janos Bolyai Research Scholarship of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
- New National Excellence Program of the Ministry for Innovation and Technology from the source of the National Research, Development and Innovation Fund [UNKP-21-5]
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The field of electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction has seen rapid development, while the role of the anodic half-reaction has received less attention. This Perspective examines reports on the best-performing CO2 electrolyzer cells from the past 5 years to understand the significance of the anodic oxygen evolution catalyst. Factors affecting high performance and long lifetime are identified, and criteria for anode catalysts to achieve high performance are provided. Alternative anode reactions are also considered for high-value products and improved energy efficiency.
The field of electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction has developed rapidly during recent years. At the same time, the role of the anodic half-reaction has received considerably less attention. In this Perspective, we scrutinize the reports on the best-performing CO2 electrolyzer cells from the past 5 years, to shed light on the role of the anodic oxygen evolution catalyst. We analyze how different cell architectures provide different local chemical environments at the anode surface, which in turn determines the pool of applicable anode catalysts. We uncover the factors that led to either a strikingly high current density operation or an exceptionally long lifetime. On the basis of our analysis, we provide a set of criteria that have to be fulfilled by an anode catalyst to achieve high performance. Finally, we provide an outlook on using alternative anode reactions (alcohol oxidation is discussed as an example), resulting in high-value products and higher energy efficiency for the overall process.
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