Accelerating industrial-level CO<sub>2</sub>electroreduction kinetics on isolated zinc centers<i>via</i>sulfur-boosted bicarbonate dissociation
Wanzhen Zheng, Dashuai Wang, Wenjun Cui, Xiahan Sang, Xuetao Qin, Zilin Zhao, Zhongjian Li, Bin Yang, Miao Zhong, Lecheng Lei, Qiang Zheng, Siyu Yao, Gang Wu, Yang Hou
Abstract
A hierarchically porous carbon electrocatalyst containing isolated Zn sites and N/S dopants was developed for simultaneously facilitating bicarbonate dissociation and CO 2 protonation, achieving high CO 2 ER kinetics at industrial current density.
Topics & Concepts
BicarbonateKineticsElectrocatalystProtonationDissociation (chemistry)SulfurChemistryInorganic chemistryZincElectrochemistryPhysical chemistryElectrodeOrganic chemistryIonQuantum mechanicsPhysicsCO2 Reduction Techniques and CatalystsIonic liquids properties and applicationsAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction