Advances in Electrochemical Catalysis for CO2 Reduction
A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Chemical Processes and Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (25 February 2025) | Viewed by 2666
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The utilization of CO2 is an effective strategy for mitigating the greenhouse effect through the production of valuable chemicals and fuels. The electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) is considered a promising technology for reducing CO2 emissions and achieving sustainable carbon neutrality. However, the practical application and commercialization of CO2RR face significant challenges, including high overpotential, sluggish kinetics, a broad distribution of target products, competitive hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in aqueous media, and the requirement of multi-electron transfer steps for most catalysts during CO2RR. Therefore, it is essential to develop highly selective and active electrocatalysts to improve CO2RR performance.
In recent years, a variety of approaches have been developed to address the challenges of CO2RR. These include employing engineering strategies in electrocatalyst design to enhance electrocatalytic activity and selectivity, using flow electrolyzer or membrane electrode assembly electrolyzer to boost electrochemical performance, and advancing operando/in situ characterization techniques for a deeper understanding of the reaction mechanisms.
This Special Issue, entitled “Advances in Electrochemical Catalysis for CO2 Reduction,” aims to provide a platform for highlighting the recent advances in this field. Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Advances in electrocatalyst design;
- The development of CO2RR devices;
- Operando/in situ characterization techniques;
- The investigation of dynamic reaction processes for understanding reaction mechanisms.
Dr. Pengfei Sui
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- CO2 electroreduction
- electrocatalysis
- device design
- In situ characterizations
- nanomaterials
- reaction mechanism
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