A coupled electrocatalytic system with reduced energy input for CO2 reduction and biomass valorization

Shao Qing LIU; Min Rui GAO; Shuwen WU; Renfei FENG; Yicheng WANG; Linfang CUI; Ying GUO; Xian Zhu FU; Jing Li LUO

doi:10.1039/d3ee01999c

A coupled electrocatalytic system with reduced energy input for CO2 reduction and biomass valorization

Shao Qing LIU
, Min Rui GAO
, Shuwen WU
, Renfei FENG
, Yicheng WANG
, Linfang CUI
, Ying GUO
, Xian Zhu FU
, Jing Li LUO^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Coupling the cathodic electrochemical CO₂ reduction (eCO₂RR) with the anodic electrochemical 5-hydroxymethylfurfural oxidation reaction (HMFOR) is an appealing approach to co-produce value-added chemicals and simultaneously lower the energy input, while the main challenge is to develop effective electrocatalysts for eCO₂RR and HMFOR. Inspired by the techno-economic analysis, we herein report a coupling system for economical formate generation and biomass valorization by concurrent cathodic eCO2RR and anodic HMFOR. Single Cu atom doped Bi (Cu₁Bi) and NiCo layer doubled hydroxides (NiCo LDHs) are used as the cathodic and anodic catalysts, respectively. Due to the accelerated water dissociation, the Cu₁Bi cathode catalyst demonstrated remarkably high activity (j_formate > 1 A cm⁻²) for formate conversion as well as robust stability (200 mA cm⁻² for 45 h). Meanwhile, the NiCo LDH anode displays high activity for HMF electrooxidation to 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid with a faradaic efficiency of over 95% at low potential. Consequently, the paired eCO2RR-HMFOR system reduces the electricity input for the eCO₂RR-to-formate conversion to ∼3493 kW h per tonne of formate, corresponding to 22.9% in energy saving compared to the conventional eCO₂RR (∼ 4528 kW h per tonne of formate). This study offers an appealing route for CO₂ reduction and biomass valorization with low energy consumption.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	5305-5314
Number of pages	10
Journal	Energy and Environmental Science
Volume	16
Issue number	11
Early online date	30 Sept 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/d3ee01999c
Publication status	Published - 1 Nov 2023
Externally published	Yes

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This work was supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Discovery Grant (GRPIN-2016-05494) and the Shenzhen Science and Technology Program (ZDSYS20220527171401003). As a part of the University of Alberta's Future Energy Systems research initiative, this research was made possible in part, thanks to funding from the Canada First Research Excellence Fund (CFREF-2015-00001). The authors acknowledge the VESPERS beamline of Canadian Light Source for the synchrotron characterization studies and Yang Chenyu from Shiyanjia Lab (www.shiyanjia.com) for XPS measurements.

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SDG 13 Climate Action

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