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Wiley, small methods, 2(6), 2021

DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202101334

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Efficient CO<sub>2</sub> Electroreduction to Ethanol by Cu<sub>3</sub>Sn Catalyst

Journal article published in 2021 by Longmei Shang, Ximeng Lv, Lixiang Zhong ORCID, Shuzhou Li, Gengfeng Zheng ORCID
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Abstract

AbstractElectrochemical carbon dioxide reduction to ethanol suggests a potential strategy to reduce the CO2 level and generate valuable liquid fuels, while the development of low‐cost catalysts with high activity and selectivity remains a major challenge. In this work, a bimetallic, low‐entropy state Cu3Sn catalyst featuring efficient electrocatalytic CO2 reduction to ethanol is developed. This low‐entropy state Cu3Sn catalyst allows a high Faradaic efficiency of 64% for ethanol production, distinctively from the high‐entropy state Cu6Sn5 catalyst with the main selectivity toward producing formate. At an industry‐level current density of −900 mA cm−2, the Cu3Sn catalyst exhibited excellent stability for over 48 h in a membrane‐electrode based electrolyzer. Theoretical calculations indicate that the high ethanol selectivity on Cu3Sn is attributed to its enhanced adsorption of several key intermediates in the ethanol production pathway. Moreover, the life‐cycle assessment reveals that using the Cu3Sn electrocatalyst, an electrochemical CO2‐to‐ethanol electrolysis system powered by wind electricity can lead to a global warming potential of 120 kgCO2‐eq for producing 1 ton of ethanol, corresponding to a 55% reduction of carbon emissions compared to the conventional bio‐ethanol process.