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Direct Conversion of CO₂ to Multi-Layer Graphene using Cu-Pd Alloys.

ABSTRACT: A straightforward one-step process was developed, in which CO₂ gas is directly converted into multi-layer graphene via atmospheric pressure chemical vapor deposition (APCVD). A bimetallic alloy film based on Cu and Pd was employed as the catalyst and substrate. In this study, we found that the quantity of Cu required for the CO₂ conversion process is high (>82 at %). The findings gained in this study serve as a foundation for further studies of metallic alloys for the thermo-reduction of CO₂ to graphene under CVD conditions.

SUBMITTER: Molina-Jiron C

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7027913 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Direct Conversion of CO2 to Multi-Layer Graphene using Cu-Pd Alloys.

Molina-Jirón Concepción C Chellali Mohammed Reda MR Kumar C N Shyam CNS Kübel Christian C Velasco Leonardo L Hahn Horst H Moreno-Pineda Eufemio E Ruben Mario M

ChemSusChem 20190703 15

A straightforward one-step process was developed, in which CO2 gas is directly converted into multi-layer graphene via atmospheric pressure chemical vapor deposition (APCVD). A bimetallic alloy film based on Cu and Pd was employed as the catalyst and substrate. In this study, we found that the quantity of Cu required for the CO2 conversion process is high (>82 at %). The findings gained in this study serve as a foundation for further studies of metallic alloys for the therm ...[more]

PMID: 31184437

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