CO2 Electrochemistry: New Technologies, Challenges and Prospects in High Energy-Efficient CO2 Electrolysis
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "I3: Energy Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 5 September 2025 | Viewed by 41
Special Issue Editors
Interests: electrolysis; corrosion; CO2; energy; electrodes; catalysis
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In order to overcome various challenges, the transformation of “Big Ideas” to “Mature Technologies” must be accelerated. Specifically, low-temperature electrochemical technologies offer a means of achieving energy-efficient chemical manufacturing. Low-temperature CO2 electrolysis offers a unique opportunity to upcycle waste from existing refineries to create value-added chemicals and fuels. However, current state-of-the-art CO2 electrolyzers have demonstrated the ability to achieve either high selectivity, low cell voltage or durability; however, no studies have considered all three key performance indicators. It is therefore crucial to advance the readiness of CO2 electrolyzers by performing fundamental and applied research to innovate and integrate new materials and designs that facilitate the deployment of this technology.
This Special Issue aims to present recent advances in the development of new catalysts, reactor engineering, material development, automation, and the optimization of low-temperature CO2 electrolyzers.
The scope of this Special Issue includes, but is not limited to, the following topics:
- Reactor design and optimization;
- The benchmarking of new catalysts for CO2 electrolysis;
- Process optimization of operating conditions;
- The development and integration of materials for high-performance electrolysis;
- Advanced characterization utilizing in situ and operando techniques;
- Multi-physics models of mass and heat transfer;
- New polymer electrolytes for CO2 electrolysis;
- Improving the manufacturability of gas diffusion electrodes;
- Integration of automation into electrolyzer testing or material benchmarking;
- Strategies to improve the durability and energy efficiency of CO2
Dr. Maxwell Goldman
Dr. Aditya Prajapati
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- CO2 electrolysis
- gas diffusion electrodes
- reactor design
- multiphysics modelling
- catalysis
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