Carbon Dioxide and Water Electrochemistry: Application in Energy Conversion and Storage

• Grant number: 16/13323-0
• Support type: Regular Research Grants
• Duration: September 01, 2016 - November 30, 2018
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Chemistry - Physical-Chemistry
• Principal researcher: Fabio Henrique Barros de Lima
• Grantee: Fabio Henrique Barros de Lima
• Home Institution: Instituto de Química de São Carlos (IQSC). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Carlos , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The reactions involved in the carbon dioxide and water electrochemistry can be utilized in electrochemical energy conversion and storage devices. The coupling of carbon dioxide electro-reduction and water electro-oxidation can be used in electrochemical devices of fuel production. On the contrary, the coupling of the electro-oxidation of molecules with high hydrogen content and the oxygen electro-reduction can be used in galvanic devices, such as fuel cells, for the conversion of chemical into electric energy. These four different mentioned electrochemical reactions have several kinetic issues that hamper the development of such devices. Considering this scenario, additional investigations are necessary in order to advance in the knowledge of the electrocatalyst features that govern the activity, selectivity and stability of these reactions. Therefore, the aim of this project is related to the synthesis and investigation of the electrocatalytic activity of eletrocatalysts for the reaction involved in the carbon dioxide and water electrochemistry. In order to advance in the understanding of the reaction electrocatalysis, here, it is also proposed the development and construction of modules and specific interfaces for the connection of different electrochemical cells, so that on-line monitoring of the reaction production is possible, in a mass spectrometer DEMS (Differential Electrochemical Mass Spectrometry). The modules and the specific interfaces as necessary for studying reaction with strong parallel gas evolution, as is the case of the carbon dioxide electro-reduction, and for studying the electrocatalysis of reactions at elevated temperatures (100 - 140 oC), which will be the case of the ethanol electro-oxidation. As it will be discussed in this project, these reactions can not be investigated by employing the commonly used interfaces. The final objective is to establish the correlation between the composition and structure with the electrocatalytic activity, selectivity and stability of the electrocatalysts for the different electrochemical reactions. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

SAHIN, NIHAT; SILVA, WANDERSON O.; CAMILO, MARIANA R.; TICIANELLI, EDSON A.; LIMA, FABIO H. B.; PARMENTIER, JULIEN; COMMINGES, CLEMENT; NAPPORN, TEKO W.; KOKOH, KOUAKOU B. CO2 electroreduction to fuels on mesoporous carbon-embedded copper nanoparticles. SUSTAINABLE ENERGY & FUELS, v. 4, n. 12, p. 6045-6053, DEC 1 2020. Web of Science Citations: 0.

SILVA, ANELISSE B.; DA SILVA, CAMILA D. F.; SOUZA, FLAVIO L.; LUCAS, FRANCISCO W. S.; LIMA, FABIO H. B. All-electrochemically synthesized tin and nickel oxide-modified hematite as photo-electrocatalyst anodes for solar-driven water splitting. JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS, v. 391, p. 273-281, NOV 2020. Web of Science Citations: 0.

LUCAS, FRANCISCO W. S.; LIMA, FABIO H. B. Electrodeposited Tin-Antimony Alloys as Novel Electrocatalysts for Selective and Stable Carbon Dioxide Reduction to Formate. CHEMELECTROCHEM, AUG 2020. Web of Science Citations: 0.

GALIOTE, N. A.; OLIVEIRA, F. E. R.; LIMA, F. H. B. FeCo-N-C oxygen reduction electrocatalysts: Activity of the different compounds produced during the synthesis via pyrolysis. APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL, v. 253, p. 300-308, SEP 15 2019. Web of Science Citations: 3.

DAMAS, GIANE B.; MIRANDA, CAETANO R.; SGARBI, RICARDO; PORTELA, JAMES M.; CAMILO, MARIANA R.; LIMA, FABIO H. B.; ARAUJO, C. MOYSES. On the Mechanism of Carbon Dioxide Reduction on Sn-Based Electrodes: Insights into the Role of Oxide Surfaces. CATALYSTS, v. 9, n. 8 AUG 2019. Web of Science Citations: 0.

MAILLARD, FREDERIC; SILVA, WANDERSON O.; CASTANHEIRA, LUIS; DUBAU, LAETITIA; LIMA, FABIO H. B. Carbon Corrosion in Proton-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells: Spectrometric Evidence for Pt-Catalysed Decarboxylation at Anode-Relevant Potentials. ChemPhysChem, v. 20, n. 22, SI JULY 2019. Web of Science Citations: 0.

SILVA, W. O.; QUEIROZ, A. C.; PAGANIN, V. A.; LIMA, F. H. B. Faradaic efficiency of ethanol oxidation to CO2 at metallic nanoparticle/short-side-chain PFSA solid-state electrolyte interfaces investigated by on-line DEMS. JOURNAL OF ELECTROANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY, v. 824, p. 99-107, SEP 1 2018. Web of Science Citations: 2.

OLIVEIRA, FRANCISCA E. R.; GALIOTE, NELSON A.; LIMA, FABIO H. B. Investigation of Earth-Abundant Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysts for the Cathode of Passive Air-Breathing Direct Formate Fuel Cells. CATALYSTS, v. 8, n. 8 AUG 2018. Web of Science Citations: 1.

CAMILO, MARIANA R.; SILVA, WANDERSON O.; LIMA, FABIO H. B. Investigation of Electrocatalysts for Selective Reduction of CO2 to CO: Monitoring the Reaction Products by on line Mass Spectrometry and Gas Chromatography. Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society, v. 28, n. 9, p. 1803-1815, SEP 2017. Web of Science Citations: 5.

DE SOUZA, JOAO C. P.; SILVA, WANDERSON O.; LIMA, FABIO H. B.; CRESPILHO, FRANK N. Enzyme activity evaluation by differential electrochemical mass spectrometry. CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS, v. 53, n. 60, p. 8400-8402, AUG 4 2017. Web of Science Citations: 5.

MARIANA R. CAMILO; WANDERSON O. SILVA; FABIO H. B. LIMA. Investigation of Electrocatalysts for Selective Reduction of CO2 to CO: Monitoring the Reaction Products by on line Mass Spectrometry and Gas Chromatography. Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society, v. 28, n. 9, p. -, Set. 2017.

PASQUALETI, ANIELLI M.; PADGETT, ELLIOT; KUO, DING-YUAN; MULLER, DAVID A.; LIMA, FABIO H. B.; SUNTIVICH, JIN. Influence of Aliovalent Substitutions on Oxygen Reduction on Tantalum Oxynitrides. Journal of the Electrochemical Society, v. 164, n. 6, p. F645-F650, 2017. Web of Science Citations: 1.