Happiness V. Ijije
Indirect electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide to carbon nanopowders in molten alkali carbonates: Process variables and product properties
Ijije, Happiness V.; Sun, Chenggong; Chen, George Z.
Authors
Chenggong Sun
Professor of Electrochemical Technologies GEORGE CHEN GEORGE.CHEN@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Professor of Electrochemical Technologies
Abstract
Carbon was deposited on a mild steel cathode during electrolysis in the molten mixture of Li2CO3 and K2CO3 (mole ratio: 62:38) under CO2 or mixed N2 and CO2 atmospheres at 3.0–5.0 V and 540–700 °C. In a three-electrode cell, cyclic voltammetry was applied on a platinum working electrode to study the reduction and deposition processes. A two-electrode cell helped correlate electrolysis variables, e.g. temperature and voltage, with the deposition rate, current efficiency, and properties of the deposited carbon powders. High current efficiency (>90%) and deposition rate (>0.11 g cm−2 h−1) were achieved in the study. Elemental analysis of the electro-deposits, following washing with HCl solutions (2.3–7.8 mol L−1), showed carbon as the dominant element (75–95 wt.%) plus oxygen (5–10 wt.%) and small amounts of other elements related to materials of the electrolytic cell. Thermogravimetry detected fairly low onset combustion temperatures (310–430 °C), depending on the electrolysis and acid washing conditions. Amorphous and various nanostructures (sheet, rings and quasi-spheres) were revealed by electron microscopy in carbon samples deposited under different process conditions. The specific surface area of the carbon deposited at 5.0 V and 540 °C was as high as 585 m2 g−1. An analysis of the energy consumption suggests several ways for efficiency improvement so that the electrolytic carbon from CO2 will become commercially attractive.
Citation
Ijije, H. V., Sun, C., & Chen, G. Z. (2014). Indirect electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide to carbon nanopowders in molten alkali carbonates: Process variables and product properties. Carbon, 73, 163-174. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2014.02.052
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Feb 15, 2014 |
Online Publication Date | Feb 20, 2014 |
Publication Date | 2014-07 |
Deposit Date | Apr 8, 2014 |
Publicly Available Date | Apr 8, 2014 |
Journal | Carbon |
Print ISSN | 0008-6223 |
Electronic ISSN | 0008-6223 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 73 |
Pages | 163-174 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2014.02.052 |
Keywords | Carbon; carbon dioxide; electrolysis; molten salts |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/722967 |
Publisher URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2014.02.052 |
Related Public URLs | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2014.02.052 |
Additional Information | This article is maintained by: Elsevier; Article Title: Indirect electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide to carbon nanopowders in molten alkali carbonates: Process variables and product properties; Journal Title: Carbon; CrossRef DOI link to publisher maintained version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2014.02.052; Content Type: article; Copyright: Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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