Electrochemical reduction of CO2 to formate ion using nanocubic mesoporous In(OH)3/carbon black system

To investigate the importance of In(OH)(3) morphology in CO2 electroreduction, a mesoporous form of this catalyst was hydrothermally synthesized and electrochemically evaluated toward formate generation in In(OH)(3)/carbon black system. Nanocubic In(OH)(3) with mesoporous structure had a high surface area with great tendency to adsorb CO2 showing elevated electrochemical performance. The maximum faraday efficiency was achieved in the range of 70-77%. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.