Molecular catalysis for the selective electrochemical conversion of carbon dioxide to methane

Abstract

Intermittent renewable energy technol. require scalable developments to allow them to compete with fossil fuels. As such, the solar-driven prodn. of chem. fuels from an untapped carbon source such as carbon dioxide (CO_2) remains a key challenge. In order to develop such a technol., the selective electrochem. CO_2 conversion to fuels with low applied potentials is a necessary first step. We now describe novel catalytic platforms for the selective redn. of CO2 to methane by exploiting pre-concn. motifs.

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