journal article·2022-02-11Open access

Minor Product Polymerization Causes Failure of High-Current CO2-to-Ethylene Electrolyzers

Mikhail K. Kovalev, Hangjuan Ren, Marsha Zakir Muhamad, Joel W. Ager, Alexei A. Lapkin

ACS Energy Letters· Volume 7· Issue 2

Abstract

Flooding of gas diffusion electrodes (GDEs) used in electrochemical conversion of CO2 to ethylene is caused by polymerization of minor products. The polymer so created reduces the hydrophobicity of the GDE, leading initially to a reduction in the ethylene yield and finally to complete failure.
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OpenAlex topics: CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts · Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis · Ionic liquids properties and applications

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Affiliations

Cambridge Centre for Advanced Research and Education in Singapore, University of Cambridge, 138602 Singapore

Berkeley Educational Alliance for Research in Singapore Center, University of California, Berkeley, 138602, Singapore

Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States

Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0AS, U.K.

Funding

National Research Foundation Singapore · Berkeley Education Alliance for Research in Singapore

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