Continuous electroreduction of CO2 to formate using Sn gas diffusion electrodes

AIChE Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 3557-3564

  Del Castillo, Andrés ^a   Alvarez Guerra, Manuel ^a   Irabien, Angel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Electrochemical reduction; Formate; Sn gas diffusion electrode; Valorization

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS; DIFFUSION IN GASES; EFFICIENCY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYTES; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION;

ELECTROCHEMICAL REDUCTIONS; ELECTROLYTE FLOW RATES; ELECTROREDUCTION OF CO2; EXPERIMENTAL SYSTEM; FORMATE; GAS DIFFUSION ELECTRODES; STATISTICAL DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS; VALORIZATION; ELECTRO REDUCTION;

TIN; CARBON DIOXIDE;

EID: 84907164527     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.14544     Document Type: Article

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