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Engineering Metal–Organic Frameworks for the Electrochemical Reduction of CO 2 : A Minireview
Author(s) -
Wang Riming,
Kapteijn Freek,
Gascon Jorge
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
chemistry – an asian journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.18
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1861-471X
pISSN - 1861-4728
DOI - 10.1002/asia.201900710
Subject(s) - commercialization , electrochemistry , nanotechnology , materials science , metal organic framework , phase (matter) , reduction (mathematics) , solubility , process engineering , electrode , chemical engineering , biochemical engineering , chemistry , engineering , organic chemistry , business , mathematics , geometry , marketing , adsorption
The electrochemical reduction of CO 2 holds great promise for lowering the concentration of CO 2 in the Earth′s atmosphere. However, several challenges have hindered the commercialization of this technology, including energy efficiency, the solubility of CO 2 in the aqueous phase, and electrode stability. In this Minireview, we highlight and summarize the main advantages and limitations that metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) may offer in this field of research, either when used directly as electrocatalysts or when used as catalyst precursors.