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Constrained C2 adsorbate orientation enables CO-to-acetate electroreduction

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  • Jian Jin

    (Huazhong University of Science and Technology
    Huazhong University of Science and Technology)

  • Joshua Wicks

    (University of Toronto)

  • Qiuhong Min

    (Huazhong University of Science and Technology)

  • Jun Li

    (Shanghai Jiao Tong University)

  • Yongfeng Hu

    (University of Saskatchewan)

  • Jingyuan Ma

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Yu Wang

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Zheng Jiang

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Yi Xu

    (University of Toronto)

  • Ruihu Lu

    (Huazhong University of Science and Technology
    The University of Auckland)

  • Gangzheng Si

    (Huazhong University of Science and Technology)

  • Panagiotis Papangelakis

    (University of Toronto)

  • Mohsen Shakouri

    (University of Saskatchewan)

  • Qunfeng Xiao

    (University of Saskatchewan)

  • Pengfei Ou

    (University of Toronto)

  • Xue Wang

    (University of Toronto)

  • Zhu Chen

    (University of Toronto)

  • Wei Zhang

    (Wuhan University of Technology)

  • Kesong Yu

    (Wuhan University of Technology)

  • Jiayang Song

    (Huazhong University of Science and Technology)

  • Xiaohang Jiang

    (Huazhong University of Science and Technology)

  • Peng Qiu

    (Huazhong University of Science and Technology)

  • Yuanhao Lou

    (Huazhong University of Science and Technology)

  • Dan Wu

    (Huazhong University of Science and Technology)

  • Yu Mao

    (The University of Auckland)

  • Adnan Ozden

    (University of Toronto)

  • Chundong Wang

    (Huazhong University of Science and Technology)

  • Bao Yu Xia

    (Huazhong University of Science and Technology)

  • Xiaobing Hu

    (Northwestern University
    Northwestern University)

  • Vinayak P. Dravid

    (Northwestern University
    Northwestern University)

  • Yun-Mui Yiu

    (Western University)

  • Tsun-Kong Sham

    (Western University)

  • Ziyun Wang

    (The University of Auckland)

  • David Sinton

    (University of Toronto)

  • Liqiang Mai

    (Wuhan University of Technology)

  • Edward H. Sargent

    (University of Toronto
    Northwestern University
    Northwestern University)

  • Yuanjie Pang

    (Huazhong University of Science and Technology)

Abstract

The carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide electroreduction reactions, when powered using low-carbon electricity, offer pathways to the decarbonization of chemical manufacture1,2. Copper (Cu) is relied on today for carbon–carbon coupling, in which it produces mixtures of more than ten C2+ chemicals3–6: a long-standing challenge lies in achieving selectivity to a single principal C2+ product7–9. Acetate is one such C2 compound on the path to the large but fossil-derived acetic acid market. Here we pursued dispersing a low concentration of Cu atoms in a host metal to favour the stabilization of ketenes10—chemical intermediates that are bound in monodentate fashion to the electrocatalyst. We synthesize Cu-in-Ag dilute (about 1 atomic per cent of Cu) alloy materials that we find to be highly selective for acetate electrosynthesis from CO at high *CO coverage, implemented at 10 atm pressure. Operando X-ray absorption spectroscopy indicates in situ-generated Cu clusters consisting of

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  • Jian Jin & Joshua Wicks & Qiuhong Min & Jun Li & Yongfeng Hu & Jingyuan Ma & Yu Wang & Zheng Jiang & Yi Xu & Ruihu Lu & Gangzheng Si & Panagiotis Papangelakis & Mohsen Shakouri & Qunfeng Xiao & Pengfe, 2023. "Constrained C2 adsorbate orientation enables CO-to-acetate electroreduction," Nature, Nature, vol. 617(7962), pages 724-729, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:617:y:2023:i:7962:d:10.1038_s41586-023-05918-8
    DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-05918-8
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    1. Hefei Li & Pengfei Wei & Tianfu Liu & Mingrun Li & Chao Wang & Rongtan Li & Jinyu Ye & Zhi-You Zhou & Shi-Gang Sun & Qiang Fu & Dunfeng Gao & Guoxiong Wang & Xinhe Bao, 2024. "CO electrolysis to multicarbon products over grain boundary-rich Cu nanoparticles in membrane electrode assembly electrolyzers," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-11, December.
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