How copper catalyzes the electroreduction of carbon dioxide into hydrocarbon fuels

Authors
Andrew A. Peterson,
Frank Abild-Pedersen,
Felix Studt,
Jan Rossmeisl,
Jens K. Nørskov
Year of publication
2010
Journal
Energy & Environmental Science
Issue
9
Volume
3
Starting page
1311
Ending page
1315
The storage of energy in chemical bonds, as fuels, is attractive for a number of reasons, 1 and a (photo-) electrochemical route to reduce CO2 to hydrocarbon fuels would provide an ideal storage medium for intermittent renewable energy sources, resulting in carbon- ...
Keywords
ELECTROCHEMICAL REDUCTION; AQUEOUS-SOLUTIONS; OXYGEN REDUCTION; CO2; ELECTRODES; METHANE; TEMPERATURE; ADSORPTION; SURFACES; ETHYLENE
Funding sources