Preparation of copper oxides hybrid electrodes and application in photoelectrocatalytic reducing of CO2

• Grant number: 13/01987-3
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Master's degree
• Start date: April 30, 2013
• End date: September 29, 2013
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Chemistry - Analytical Chemistry
• Principal Investigator: Maria Valnice Boldrin
• Grantee: Juliana Ferreira de Brito
• Supervisor: Krishnan Rajeshwar
• Host Institution: Instituto de Química (IQ). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Araraquara. Araraquara , SP, Brazil
• Institution abroad: University of Texas at Arlington (UT Arlington), United States
• Associated to the scholarship: 12/02725-0 - Study of the photoelectrocatalytic reduction of CO2 using TiO2, TiO2/Pt electrode nanotubes, and Cu/CuO electrodes, BP.MS

Abstract

This project proposes to build hybrid electrodes of copper oxide I and copper oxide II, in order to obtain a more stable electrode for the photoeletrocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide. It will be realized the characterization of this electrode as well as its application to the study of dissolved CO2 reduction, performing analysis of the parameters: potential, pH of the system, type of electrolyte and the concentration, and also evaluating of the generated products at each variation. (AU)