{"id":118714,"date":"2022-11-17T07:19:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-17T06:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=118714"},"modified":"2022-11-23T13:38:19","modified_gmt":"2022-11-23T12:38:19","slug":"100-efficient-electrochemical-conversion-of-carbon-dioxide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/100-efficient-electrochemical-conversion-of-carbon-dioxide\/","title":{"rendered":"100% Efficient Electrochemical Conversion of Carbon Dioxide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2022\/11\/cover-website-01-960x480-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-119121\" width=\"720\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2022\/11\/cover-website-01-960x480-1.png 960w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2022\/11\/cover-website-01-960x480-1-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2022\/11\/cover-website-01-960x480-1-150x75.png 150w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2022\/11\/cover-website-01-960x480-1-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2022\/11\/cover-website-01-960x480-1-400x200.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Within this project under the umbrella of the Advanced Research Center Chemical Building Blocks Consortium (ARC CBBC), the researchers published their findings in the scientific journal&nbsp;<\/strong><em><strong>ACS Energy Letters.<\/strong><\/em><strong>&nbsp;Their publication was also selected for the cover images of the same journal. UT PhD student and lead author Sobhan Neyrizi: \u201cWith the novel molecules designed in our research, we could innovate a new pathway for CO<sub>2&nbsp;<\/sub>conversion.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The emission of carbon dioxide is considered one of the major causes of global warming. One possible solution is the electrochemical conversion of carbon dioxide into more useful molecules such as carbon monoxide, formic acid and hydrocarbons. Which are important intermediates in fuel and chemical production. However, the energy demand of the reaction is still too high.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"BorlabsCookie _brlbs-cb-vimeo\"><div class=\"_brlbs-content-blocker\"> <div class=\"_brlbs-embed _brlbs-video-vimeo\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"_brlbs-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/borlabs-cookie\/assets\/images\/cb-no-thumbnail.png\" alt=\"Vimeo\"> <div class=\"_brlbs-caption\"> <p>By loading the video, you agree to Vimeo&#8217;s privacy policy.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/privacy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Learn more<\/a><\/p> <p><a class=\"_brlbs-btn _brlbs-icon-play-white\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-unblock role=\"button\">Load video<\/a><\/p> <p><label><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"unblockAll\" value=\"1\" checked> <small>Always unblock Vimeo<\/small><\/label><\/p> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div><div class=\"borlabs-hide\" data-borlabs-cookie-type=\"content-blocker\" data-borlabs-cookie-id=\"vimeo\"><script type=\"text\/template\">PGlmcmFtZSB0aXRsZT0iU29iaGFuIE5leXJpemkgLSBUdXJuaW5nIGNhcmJvbiBkaW94aWRlIGludG8gZnVlbCIgc3JjPSJodHRwczovL3BsYXllci52aW1lby5jb20vdmlkZW8vNjcxODk4ODYxP2RudD0xJmFtcDthcHBfaWQ9MTIyOTYzIiB3aWR0aD0iNTAwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjI4MSIgZnJhbWVib3JkZXI9IjAiIGFsbG93PSJhdXRvcGxheTsgZnVsbHNjcmVlbjsgcGljdHVyZS1pbi1waWN0dXJlOyBjbGlwYm9hcmQtd3JpdGU7IGVuY3J5cHRlZC1tZWRpYTsgd2ViLXNoYXJlIiByZWZlcnJlcnBvbGljeT0ic3RyaWN0LW9yaWdpbi13aGVuLWNyb3NzLW9yaWdpbiI+PC9pZnJhbWU+<\/script><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>Sobhan Neyrizi &#8211; Turning carbon dioxide into fuel. <strong>\u00a9<\/strong> Eye-openers.nl<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New Pathway<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The new molecules that Sobhan Neyrizi and his fellow researchers have developed can assist the electrochemical conversion of carbon dioxide. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cOur molecules act as co-catalysts that reduce the energy demands of the reaction to a great extend\u201d, says <strong>Neyrizi<\/strong>. The researchers argue they can use these molecules to innovate a new pathway for the reaction. \u201cWe could also propose design principles for the development of more efficient molecules in the future.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">100% Efficiency<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In electrochemistry, electrons are used as a cheap energy source. But transferring electrons to carbon dioxide \u2013 which is the key step needed for the conversion \u2013 demands too much energy. The energy needed can be drastically reduced by simultaneously transferring protons and electrons to carbon dioxide molecules. The designed co-catalysts make this simultaneous transfer possible on a surface of gold. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cWe could reach 100% efficiency for the conversion, which means that all electrons we put into the reaction get used\u201d, explains <strong>Neyrizi<\/strong>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More information<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sobhan Neyrizi is a PhD student in the Photocatalytic Synthesis Group (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.utwente.nl\/en\/tnw\/pcs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PCS<\/a>;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.utwente.nl\/en\/tnw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Faculty of S&amp;T<\/a>). This project is part of and funded by the Advanced Research Center Chemical Building Blocks Consortium (<a href=\"https:\/\/arc-cbbc.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ARC CBBC<\/a>). His article, entitled \u2018<em>What it Takes for Imidazlium Cations to Promote Electrochemical Reduction of CO<sub>2<\/sub>\u2019<\/em>&nbsp;has been published in ACS Energy Letters and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/acsenergylett.2c01372\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">can be read online.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DOI:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/acsenergylett.2c01372\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">10.1021\/acsenergylett.2c01372<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Within this project under the umbrella of the Advanced Research Center Chemical Building Blocks Consortium (ARC CBBC), the researchers published their findings in the scientific journal&nbsp;ACS Energy Letters.&nbsp;Their publication was also selected for the cover images of the same journal. 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