Structure-sensitive electroreduction of acetaldehyde to ethanol on copper and its mechanistic implications for CO and CO2 reduction

Catalysis Today

Volumn 262, Issue , 2016, Pages 90-94

  Ledezma Yanez, Isis ^a   Gallent, Elena Pérez ^a   Koper, Marc T M ^a   Calle Vallejo, Federico ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acetaldehyde reduction; CO2 reduction; Copper electrode; Electrocatalysis; Ethanol production; Structural sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ACETALDEHYDE; CARBON DIOXIDE; COPPER; ELECTROCATALYSIS; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; ETHANOL; ETHYLENE;

COMPUTATIONAL STUDIES; COPPER ELECTRODES; ELECTROCHEMICAL REDUCTIONS; ENERGETIC BARRIERS; ETHANOL PRODUCTION; STRUCTURAL SENSITIVITY; STRUCTURE SENSITIVITY; STRUCTURE-SENSITIVE;

REDUCTION;

EID: 84949996530     PISSN: 09205861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2015.09.029     Document Type: Article

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