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Pulsed Electrodeposition of Tin Electrocatalysts onto Gas Diffusion Layers for Carbon Dioxide Reduction to Formate

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 December 2016

Sujat Sen
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
Brian Skinn
Affiliation:
Faraday Technology, Inc., Englewood, OH, 45315, USA
Tim Hall
Affiliation:
Faraday Technology, Inc., Englewood, OH, 45315, USA
Maria Inman
Affiliation:
Faraday Technology, Inc., Englewood, OH, 45315, USA
E. Jennings Taylor
Affiliation:
Faraday Technology, Inc., Englewood, OH, 45315, USA
Fikile R. Brushett*
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
*
*(Email: brushett@mit.edu)

Abstract

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This paper discusses a pulse electroplating method for developing tin (Sn)-decorated gas diffusion electrodes (GDEs) for the electrochemical conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) to formate. The pulse-plated Sn electrodes achieved current densities up to 388 mA/cm2, more than two-fold greater than conventionally prepared electrodes (150 mA/cm2), both at a formate selectivity of 80%. Optical and microscopic analyses indicate improvements in deposition parameters could further enhance performance by reducing the catalyst particle size.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2016 

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