501759 Understanding Catalyst Selectivity for CO2 Electro-Reduction

Thomas F. Jaramillo1,2, Christopher Hahn3, Drew Higgins3, Jeremy T. Feaster3, Stephanie Nitopi3, Carlos Morales Guio4, Lei Wang4, Alan Landers2, John Lin2 and Antaeres Antoniuk-Pablant1, (1)Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, (2)SUNCAT Center for Interface Science and Catalysis, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, (3)Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, (4)Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford

Developing new processes that can employ renewable electricity to produce fuels and chemicals using water and CO2 as inputs could play an important role in a sustainable future. New catalysts are needed for these processes, particularly those that are selective to desired products, one of the principal challenges in the field. In this talk, we will discuss some of our latest efforts to understand catalyst selectivity for CO2 electro-reduction, including in-depth studies of catalyst surface structure. We then leverage that knowledge to develop catalyst materials and interfaces with improved performance.

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See more of this Session: Electrocatalysis and Photoelectrocatalysis I: CO2 Reduction
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