Investigation on Electroreduction of CO₂ to Formic Acid Using Cu₃(BTC)₂ Metal-Organic Framework (Cu-MOF) and Graphene Oxide.

ABSTRACT: A recent class of porous materials, viz., metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), finds applications in several areas. In this work, Cu-based MOFs (Cu-benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylic acid) along with graphene oxide, viz., Cu-MOF/GO, are synthesized and used further for reducing CO₂ electrochemically. The reduction was accomplished in various supporting electrolytes, viz., KHCO₃/H₂O, tetrabutylammonium bromide (TBAB)/dimethylformamide (DMF), KBr/CH₃OH, CH₃COOK/CH₃OH, TBAB/CH₃OH, and tetrabutylammonium perchlorate (TBAP)/CH₃OH to know their effect on product formation. The electrode fabricated with the synthesized material was used for testing the electroreduction of CO₂ at various polarization potentials

SUBMITTER: Hwang SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7513332 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature