Ammonium ionic liquid cation promotes electrochemical CO<sub>2</sub> reduction to ethylene over formate while inhibiting the hydrogen evolution on a copper electrode
Ashok Kumar Ummireddi, Shilendra Kumar Sharma, Raj Ganesh S. Pala
Abstract
The tetraethylammonium cation promotes the CO 2 RR to ethylene over formate and inhibits the HER on a copper electrode.
Topics & Concepts
Ionic liquidFormateCopperElectrochemistryInorganic chemistryEthyleneChemistryAmmoniumCatalysisElectrodeAmmonium formateHydrogenOrganic chemistryPhysical chemistryAcetonitrileCO2 Reduction Techniques and CatalystsIonic liquids properties and applicationsAdvanced battery technologies research