Journal
ENERGIES
Volume 16, Issue 12, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/en16124537
Keywords
MXene; boron-doped diamond; CO2 reduction; climate action
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The study applied electrochemical reduction technique to convert carbon dioxide into usable compounds, utilizing a boron-doped diamond working electrode modified with MXene material. The research found that the MXene-BDD 2.0 electrode effectively generated formic acid product and reduced the electroreduction overpotential of CO2.
The rising concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) as one of the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is a major source of worry. Electrochemical reduction of CO2 is one of many ways to convert CO2 gas into usable compounds. An electrochemical technique was applied in this study to reduce CO2 using a boron-doped diamond (BDD) working electrode modified with MXene (Ti3C2Tx) material to improve electrode performance. MXene concentrations of 0.5 mg/mL (MXene-BDD 0.5), 1.0 mg/mL (MXene-BDD 1.0), and 2.0 mg/mL (MXene-BDD 2.0) were drop-casted onto the BDD surface. MXene was effectively deposited on top of the BDD surface, with Ti weight loads of 0.12%, 4.06%, and 7.14% on MXene-BDD 0.5, MXene-BDD 1.0, and MXene-BDD 2.0, respectively. The modified working electrode was employed for CO2 electroreduction with optimal CO2 gas aeration. The existence of the MXene substance in BDD reduced the electroreduction overpotential of CO2. For the final result, we found that the MXene-BDD 2.0 electrode effectively generated the most formic acid product with a maximum reduction potential as low as -1.3 V (vs. Ag/AgCl).
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