Highly selective formate formation <i>via</i> bicarbonate conversions
Kohta Nomoto, Takuya Okazaki, Kosuke Beppu, Tetsuya Shishido, Fumiaki Amano
Abstract
A formate faradaic efficiency of 84.6% at 300 mA cm −2 was achieved in a bicarbonate electrolyzer by incorporating a porous membrane between the proton exchange membrane and the cathode to enhance in situ CO 2 generation from 3.0 M KHCO 3 .
Topics & Concepts
FormateBicarbonateChemistryCombinatorial chemistryOrganic chemistryCatalysisCO2 Reduction Techniques and CatalystsCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysisInnovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation