Strategies for regulating product selectivity of copper-based catalysts in electrochemical CO2 reduction

doi:10.16085/j.issn.1000-6613.2023-0397

Abstract

Abstract:

Directly converting CO₂ into valuable chemicals in aqueous electrolytes using renewable electric energy provides a sustainable strategy for the CO₂ utilization. Copper is the only metal catalyst that can efficiently produce C₂₊ products at appreciable rates. However, the diverse distribution of products (more than 16 types) in the electrocatalytic CO₂ reduction reaction (eCO₂RR) significantly increases the cost of product separation and weakens the energy conversion efficiency of the system, thus hindering the industrialization of eCO₂RR. Therefore, it is of great importance to rationally design copper-based catalysts that exhibit high selectivity toward a specific product. During more than 30 years of development, the research on copper-based catalysts has made great progress. This review provided an overview of the reaction mechanisms, reaction paths and regulation strategies of eCO₂RR using copper-based catalysts based on recent studies. The regulation strategies for achieving various products were comprehensively summarized. Finally, challenges and future directions for copper-based catalysts were discussed.

Key words: electrochemistry, carbon dioxide, reduction, copper-based catalysts, product selectivity

摘要：

在水系电解液中利用电能直接将CO₂还原成基础化学品为CO₂资源化利用提供了一种绿色可行的策略。铜是唯一能够高效地将CO₂还原成C₂₊产物的金属催化剂，然而其催化产物多达16种，产物的多样性严重增加了后期产物分离的成本并大幅降低了整个电催化二氧化碳还原(eCO₂RR)系统的能量转换效率，是eCO₂RR走向工业化生产的一个重要瓶颈，因此对铜基催化剂进行合理的调控，以提高其对单一产物的选择性一直是研究的热点问题。经过30余年的发展，铜基催化剂的研究已经取得了巨大的进展，回溯近期铜基催化剂电催化CO₂还原领域的研究历程，本文综述了电催化二氧化碳还原的反应原理、反应路径和针对不同产物的调控策略，着重总结了提高铜基催化剂对单一产物选择性的设计策略和设计方法，最后展望了铜基催化剂面临的挑战和未来的发展方向。

关键词: 电化学, 二氧化碳, 还原, 铜基催化剂, 产物选择性

CLC Number:

O646.5

WANG Yaogang, HAN Zishan, GAO Jiachen, WANG Xinyu, LI Siqi, YANG Quanhong, WENG Zhe. Strategies for regulating product selectivity of copper-based catalysts in electrochemical CO₂ reduction[J]. Chemical Industry and Engineering Progress, 2023, 42(8): 4043-4057.

王耀刚, 韩子姗, 高嘉辰, 王新宇, 李思琪, 杨全红, 翁哲. 铜基催化剂电还原二氧化碳选择性的调控策略[J]. 化工进展, 2023, 42(8): 4043-4057.

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