Title
Electroreduction of Carbon Dioxide to Sustainable Fuels

CoPED ID
0367e3ae-1130-4fcb-806a-8fb16d7d6adc

Status
Closed


Value
No funds listed.

Start Date
Sept. 30, 2018

End Date
March 31, 2023

Description

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Using excess electrical energy produced by intermittent renewable sources, such as wind and solar power, carbon dioxide can be reduced electrochemically to produce energy dense products. These products include ethanol, ethylene and methane and are useful in many other scientific processes. Previous work has demonstrated copper-based catalysts are most efficient and selective towards useful products in an aqueous environment. This project is a mixture of design and synthesis of a copper-based catalyst for electroreduction of carbon dioxide. Electrochemical measurements will be used to calculate the efficiency of the catalyst and analytical techniques such as GC and NMR will be used to detect the products. The catalysts will also be tested in a specialised electrochemical set up which utilises a low catalyst loading and conditions of accelerated mass transport.

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Subjects by relevance
  1. Carbon dioxide
  2. Renewable energy sources
  3. Catalysis
  4. Catalysts
  5. Emissions
  6. Solar energy
  7. Catalytic converters

Extracted key phrases
  1. Energy dense product
  2. Excess electrical energy
  3. Low catalyst loading
  4. Electroreduction
  5. Useful product
  6. Carbon dioxide
  7. Intermittent renewable source
  8. Sustainable fuel
  9. Specialised electrochemical set
  10. Electrochemical measurement
  11. Solar power
  12. Copper
  13. Analytical technique
  14. Previous work
  15. Scientific process

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