(711c) Selective CO2 Reduction on Isolated Transition Metal Single Atomic Sites: From Identification to Scaling-up
AIChE Annual Meeting
2019
2019 AIChE Annual Meeting
Materials Engineering and Sciences Division
Thermoelectric and Electrochemical Applications of Semiconductors
Thursday, November 14, 2019 - 1:30pm to 2:00pm
The development of highly selective and earth-abundant electrocatalysts for CO2 reduction is becoming increasingly important for renewable energy applications. The challenge here is the strong competition from water reduction, as well as the low selectivity towards a desired product. In this talk I will introduce the rational tuning of electronic properties of catalytic materials for their significantly improved CO2 reduction performance. By dispersing transition metals into isolated single atoms with electronic structures significantly different from their bulk counterparts, we can dramatically suppress the competing hydrogen evolution and deliver an ultra-high CO2 reduction selectivity of more than 95% under ambient conditions in water. Scaled-up synthesis and efficient reactors were designed for practical applications.