Electrocatalysis for Renewable Energy Production and Conversion

电化学方法有望成为燃料和原料的一条绿色路线 生产和二氧化碳缓解。然而，当前的系统存在能量低的问题。 转换效率主要是由于高应用电势-阻碍其 商业化。在这个项目中，一个有效的电化学系统将是 开发了第一次将二氧化碳减排与生物质废物相结合的 氧化，以降低施加的电位，并提高能效在一个 与工业相关的高电流密度。该程序集成了计算 以及光谱方法与材料合成和工程相结合的进展 在关键性能指标方面，并带来可再生能源的生产和转换 更接近商业可行性。

Electrochemical methods hold promise as a green route in fuels and feedstocks production and CO2 mitigation. However, current systems suffer from low energy conversion efficiency mainly due to a high applied potential -impeding their commercialization. In this program, an efficient electrochemical system will be developed which, for the first time, combines CO2 reduction with biomass-wastes oxidation to lower the applied potential and improve the energy efficiency at an industrially relevant high current density. This program integrates computational and spectroscopic methods with materials synthesis and engineering to advance in key performance metrics and bring renewable energy production and conversion closer to commercial viability.