Electroreduction of diluted CO 2 to formic acid enabled by protic ionic liquid interfaces
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- 1 January 2026
- journal article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Chemical Science
Abstract
Functionalizing bismuth with a protic ionic liquid creates a unique interface that enriches and activates CO 2 while suppressing hydrogen evolution, thereby enabling the efficient production of formic acid solution under a dilute CO 2 atmosphere.Keywords
Funding Information
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (21972010)
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (22372007)
- National Key Research and Development Program of China (2022YFC2105900)
- European Regional Development Fund (MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033)
- Horizon 2020 Framework Programme (872102)
- Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (PID2021-1287610B–C21)
- Institute for Information and Communications Technology Promotion (RS-2021-II211343)
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