Suppressing carbonate formation in alkaline CO 2 electrolysis
Open Access
- 3 November 2026
- journal article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Energy & Environmental Science
- Vol. 19 (21) , 7548-7560
Abstract
A dual-function porous layer suppresses carbonate formation by restricting electrolyte convection, enabling alkaline CO 2 electrolysis for 500 h with 80% C 2 -product selectivity at 2.30 V and the lowest energy cost reported to date.Keywords
Funding Information
- Canada Research Chairs (CRC-2023-00152)
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (RGPIN-2023-03576)
- Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (2022/16560-4)
- Canada Foundation for Innovation
- Queen's University
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