BiOBr电催化CO2还原耦合Ni(OH)2·0.75H2O/NF电催化CH3OH氧化共产甲酸系统

BiOBr electrocatalytic CO2 reduction coupled with Ni(OH)2·0.75H2O/NF electrocatalytic CH3OH oxidation for formic acid co-production system

  • 摘要: 电催化CO2还原产甲酸是实现CO2资源化利用具有发展前景的途径之一,但实现该技术的工业化应用还需要解决催化剂活性低、反应系统能耗高等问题。为了开发高效催化剂,在溶剂热、空气焙烧两步法合成的Bi2O3中引入Br元素,成功合成出颗粒尺寸更小的BiOBr。在−100 - −500 mA·cm−2大电流密度范围内,BiOBr的产甲酸盐法拉第效率(FEformate)始终保持在90%左右,远优于Bi2O3的性能。结合反应后催化剂的表征结果证明Br元素可以通过调控催化剂尺寸,提升CO2电还原(CO2RR)性能。采用简单的电沉积方法合成了CH3OH电氧化(MOR)催化剂Ni(OH)2·0.75H2O/NF,该催化剂最大FEformate达到94.5%。为了提升反应系统经济性,以BiOBr为阴极,以Ni(OH)2·0.75H2O/NF为阳极,组建了共产甲酸耦合系统(CO2RR//MOR)。相比CO2RR//OER(析氧反应)系统,CO2RR//MOR系统能耗降低了39.3%,甲酸产率提高了45.5%。技术经济性分析结果显示,相比CO2RR//OER系统,CO2RR//MOR系统每处理1吨CO2的盈利提升424.7 USD,实现电解系统经济上的转亏为盈。

     

    Abstract: Electrocatalytic CO2 reduction to formic acid is one of the promising approaches for realizing CO2 resource utilization. However, the industrial application of this technology still faces challenges, such as low catalyst activity and high energy consumption in the reaction system. To develop efficient catalysts, Br elements were introduced into Bi2O3 synthesized via a two-step solvothermal and air roasting process, successfully yielding BiOBr with smaller particle sizes. Within a large current density range of −100 to −500 mA·cm−2, faraday efficiency of formate (FEformate) of BiOBr consistently remained around 90%, significantly outperforming the performance of Bi2O3. Combined with the characterization results of the catalyst after the reaction, it is demonstrated that Br elements can enhance the CO2 electroreduction (CO2RR) performance by modulating the catalyst size. A simple electrodeposition method was used to synthesize a CH3OH electrooxidation (MOR) catalyst, Ni(OH)2·0.75H2O/NF, which achieved a maximum FEformate of 94.5%. To improve the economic viability of the reaction system, a coupling system of formic acid co-production (CO2RR//MOR) was constructed, with BiOBr as the cathode and Ni(OH)2·0.75H2O/NF as the anode. Compared to the CO2RR//OER (Oxygen evolution reaction) system, the CO2RR//MOR system reduced energy consumption by 39.3% and increased formic acid production by 45.5%. The results of the techno-economic analysis indicate that, compared to the CO2RR//OER system, the CO2RR//MOR system increases profit by 424.7 USD per ton of CO2 processed, turning the electrolysis system economically from a loss to a profit.

     

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