Issue 84, 2015

Electrochemical reduction of CO2 to HCOOH on a synthesized Sn electrocatalyst using a Co3O4 anode

Abstract

The present work investigates the electrocatalytic effect of tin (Sn) and cobalt oxide (Co3O4) on the reduction of CO2 to products electrochemically (RCPE). Electrocatalytic (Sn) powder was synthesized by an electrodeposition method from a SnCl2·2H2O solution. Experiments were conducted using Co3O4 and Sn electrodes as the anode and cathode, respectively, in 0.5 M potassium and sodium carbonate and bicarbonate solutions. The electrodes were prepared by coating the electrocatalysts onto a graphite plate surface. The experiments were conducted with different applied voltages (1.5 to 3.5 V) and time intervals (5, 10, 15, 20 and 25 min) in the various electrolyte solutions. It was observed that HCOOH acid was the only product formed for all the applied conditions. At 1.5 V and 2 V, maximum Faradaic efficiencies of 74.04% and 92.6% for HCOOH production were obtained from 20 and 5 min reactions in a KHCO3 electrolyte solution. The ability of Co3O4 to perform water oxidation and the Sn electrocatalyst to reduce CO2 to HCOOH was established from the obtained results. The optimized reaction conditions to achieve high Faradaic efficiencies are explained in detail.

Graphical abstract: Electrochemical reduction of CO2 to HCOOH on a synthesized Sn electrocatalyst using a Co3O4 anode

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
26 Jun 2015
Accepted
31 Jul 2015
First published
31 Jul 2015

RSC Adv., 2015,5, 68551-68557

Author version available

Electrochemical reduction of CO2 to HCOOH on a synthesized Sn electrocatalyst using a Co3O4 anode

V. S. K. Yadav and M. K. Purkait, RSC Adv., 2015, 5, 68551 DOI: 10.1039/C5RA12369K

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