Electrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide: Overcoming the Limitations of Photosynthesis (Energy and Environment Series, Volume 21)

Providing a comprehensive overview, this book is ideal for researchers and industrial chemists working in environmental science, electrochemistry and chemical engineering. One of the crucial challenges in the energy sector is the efficient capture and utilisation of CO2 generated from fossil fuels. Carbon capture and storage technologies can provide viable alternatives for energy intensive processes, although implementation of large-scale demonstrators remains challenging. Therefore, innovative technologies are needed that are capable of processing CO2 emission from a wide range of sources, ideally without additional fossil energy demand (e.g. solar driven or overcoming the limits of photosynthesis). This book covers the most recent developments in the field of electrochemical reduction of CO2, from first-principle mechanistic studies to technological perspectives. An introduction to basic concepts in electrochemistry and electrocatalysis is included to provide a background for newcomers to this field. This book provides a comprehensive overview for researchers and industrial chemists working in environmental science, electrochemistry and chemical engineering Chapter 1 Introduction to the Eletrochemical and Photo-electrochemical Reduction of CO2 Chapter 2 Bio-inspired and Bio-electrochemical Approaches in CO2 Reduction Catalysis Chapter 3 Copper Catalysts for the Electrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide Chapter 4 Single-crystal Surfaces as Model Electrocatalysts for CO2 Reduction Chapter 5 Homogeneous M(bpy)(CO)3X and Aromatic N-heterocycle Catalysts for CO2 Reduction Chapter 6 DFT Modelling Tools in CO2 Conversion: Reaction Mechanism Screening and Analysis Chapter 7 Electrocarboxylation in Ionic Liquids Chapter 8 IR Spectro-electrochemistry and Group-6 α-diimine Catalysts of CO2 Reduction Chapter 9 Probing CO2 Reduction Intermediates Employing in situ Spectroscopy and Spectrometry Chapter 10 Surface-selective and Time-resolved Spectro-electrochemical Studies of CO2 Reduction Mechanisms