Catalysis by Design: Advances and Challenges in Electrochemical CO₂ Reduction

Dear Colleagues, 

Since the industrial revolution in the 19^th century, CO₂ emission has experienced a remarkable increase in the atmosphere over the subsequent decades, which has led to serious greenhouse effect, abnormal climate change, ocean acidification and ice melting. To address these threats, substantial efforts have been deployed to develop a range of sustainable neutral or negative CO₂ footprint technologies to capture and convert atmospheric CO₂, including utilization and storage. Therefore, a number of thermochemical, biochemical, photocatalytic and electrocatalytic CO₂ reduction technologies have been attempted during the last two decades to convert CO₂ to industrially high-value-added chemicals. CO₂ electrochemical reduction (CO₂ER) in aqueous conditions is an appealing technology because of its room-temperature reaction conditions, the straightforward control of the reaction process and its potential for cell design and scaling up.

This Special Issue aims to attract high-quality short communications, original research papers and review articles that report the recent advances, developments and existing challenges in the field of electrochemical CO₂ reduction for chemical products (adsorption and photocatalysis). Articles that highlight oxide materials, 2D materials, nanoparticles, carbon-based materials, Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs) and linked properties (transport, optical, micro-structural, morphological, nanostructuring) are of particular interest. The relevant fundamentals for CO₂ER, including reaction mechanisms and crucial parameters, are also interesting and will be taken into consideration.

Prof. Dr. Hassan AIT AHSAINE
Prof. Dr. Madjid ARAB
Guest Editors

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