Power to Syngas – Closing the carbon loop

Competitive Advantage:

• High performing catalyst for favourable CO2 reduction reactions at low applied overpotentials
• The electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) can be carried out at ambient conditions by applying an external bias;
• Possibility to couple with electricity generated from renewable energy resources to close the carbon loop;
• Simple, scalable and cost-effective catalysts for CO2RR in the gas phase to deliver liquid products

Impact:

• Alleviate global warming by direct conversion of CO2 into high value liquid products;
• Creation of a sustainable cycle of carbon-based fuel that will promote zero net CO2 emissions

Successful Applications:

• Mesoporous tin oxide (SnO2) electrocatalyst for large scale conversion of CO2 to formate with high selectivity and current density

Capabilities and facilities:

• Access to expertise and state-of-the-art facilities for electrocatalyst fabrication, characterisation and testing of performance;
• Expertise in the direct conversion of carbon dioxide into high value liquid products, which is important for combating climate changes and energy efficiency challenges.

Researchers:

• Dr Xunyu Lu
• Dr Rahman Daiyan
• Scientia Prof Rose Amal

Highlighted Publications:

• Tunable Syngas Production through CO2 Electroreduction on Cobalt–Carbon Composite Electrocatalyst, ACS Appl. Mater.Inter, 2020, 12(8), 9307 – 9315
• Modulating Activity through Defect Engineering of Tin Oxides for Electrochemical CO2 Reduction, Advanced Science, 2019, 6(18), 190067