Electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 to formate using particulate Sn electrodes: Effect of metal loading and particle size

Applied Energy

Volumn 157, Issue , 2015, Pages 165-173

  Del Castillo, A ^a   Alvarez Guerra, M ^a   Solla Gullon J ^b   Saez A ^b   Montiel, V ^b   Irabien, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Electroreduction; Formate; Tin particles; Valorization

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CHRONOAMPEROMETRY; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; PARTICLE SIZE; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SOLUTIONS; TIN; TIN DIOXIDE;

ELECTRO REDUCTION; ELECTROCATALYTIC REDUCTION; ELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESS; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; FORMATE; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; TIN PARTICLES; VALORIZATION;

CARBON CAPTURE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CATALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; ELECTRODE; FILTER; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRESSURE EFFECT; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TIN;

EID: 84939793869     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.08.012     Document Type: Article

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