Department of Chemistry, Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1, Canada.
Sci Rep. 2017 Jun 9;7(1):3184. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-03601-3.
The electrochemical reduction of CO to useful chemicals and fuels has garnered a keen and broad interest. Herein, we report a unique nanocomposite consisting of Cu nanoparticles (NPs) and reduced graphene oxide (rGO) supported on a Cu substrate with a high catalytic activity for CO reduction. The nanocomposite was optimized in terms of the composition of Cu NPs and rGO as well as the overall amount. A gas chromatograph was employed to analyze the gaseous products, whereas a chemical oxygen demand (COD) method was proposed and utilized to quantify the overall liquid products. The optimized nanocomposite could effectively reduce CO to CO, HCOOH and CH with a Faradaic efficiency (FE) of 76.6% at -0.4 V (vs. RHE) in a CO saturated NaHCO solution. The remarkable catalytic activity, high FE, and excellent stability make this Cu-rGO nanocomposite promising for the electrochemical reduction of CO to value-added products to address the pressing environmental and energy challenges.
电化学还原 CO 生成有价值的化学品和燃料引起了广泛的关注。在此,我们报道了一种独特的纳米复合材料,它由 Cu 纳米粒子(NPs)和还原氧化石墨烯(rGO)负载在 Cu 基底上,对 CO 还原具有高催化活性。该纳米复合材料在 Cu NPs 和 rGO 的组成以及总负载量方面进行了优化。采用气相色谱仪分析气态产物,同时提出并利用化学需氧量(COD)方法定量分析总液体产物。在 CO 饱和的 NaHCO3 溶液中,在-0.4 V(相对于 RHE)下,优化后的纳米复合材料可有效将 CO 还原为 CO、HCOOH 和 CH,法拉第效率(FE)为 76.6%。该纳米复合材料具有显著的催化活性、高 FE 和优异的稳定性,有望用于电化学还原 CO 生成附加值产品,以应对紧迫的环境和能源挑战。