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dc.contributor.authorZhang, X
dc.contributor.authorHuang, B
dc.contributor.authorSun, C
dc.contributor.authorLu, W
dc.contributor.authorTian, ZQ
dc.contributor.authorShen, PK
dc.contributor.authorWang, H
dc.contributor.authorZhao, D
dc.contributor.authorMacfarlane, DR
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-16T04:12:29Z
dc.date.available2019-09-16T04:12:29Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.issn2380-8195
dc.identifier.doi10.1021/acsenergylett.8b01521
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/387337
dc.description.abstractThe electrochemical conversion of CO2 into liquid fuels offers alternative ways to produce renewable fuels and store the surplus renewable energy. However, significant chemistry challenges still remain, particularly in relation to the kinetic inertness of CO2 and thermodynamic complexity of the multiple electron transfer processes involved. We describe a new type of flow-Through membrane reactor, based on a hierarchically ordered platinum nanochannel array with macropore channels in combination with mesoporous walls. The membrane reactor exhibits unique three-dimensional electrocatalytic interfaces with high activity and selectivity in CO2 conversion producing methanol and ethanol as the dominant liquid products. The Faradaic efficiency and yield for alcohol production are up to 23.9% and 2.1 × 10-8 mol s-1 cm-2 at 51 mA/cm-2, respectively. Experimental and density functional theory studies evidence that substantial (110) facets and a high density of atomic surface steps contribute significantly to the intrinsic activity and selectivity for conversion of CO2 to alcohol.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherAmerican Chemical Society (ACS)
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom2649
dc.relation.ispartofpageto2655
dc.relation.ispartofissue11
dc.relation.ispartofjournalACS Energy Letters
dc.relation.ispartofvolume3
dc.subject.fieldofresearchAnalytical chemistry
dc.subject.fieldofresearchChemical engineering
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNanochemistry
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3401
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4004
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode340303
dc.titleHierarchically Ordered Nanochannel Array Membrane Reactor with Three-Dimensional Electrocatalytic Interfaces for Electrohydrogenation of CO2 to Alcohol
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dcterms.bibliographicCitationZhang, X; Huang, B; Sun, C; Lu, W; Tian, ZQ; Shen, PK; Wang, H; Zhao, D; Macfarlane, DR, Hierarchically ordered nanochannel array membrane reactor with three-dimensional electrocatalytic interfaces for electrohydrogenation of co<inf>2</inf> to alcohol, ACS Energy Letters, 2018, 3 (11), pp. 2649-2655
dc.date.updated2019-09-16T04:11:18Z
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gro.griffith.authorZhao, Dongyuan


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