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Cover Picture: Carbon Foam Decorated with Silver Nanoparticles for Electrochemical CO 2 Conversion (Energy Technol. 6/2017)
Author(s) -
Ma Sichao,
Liu Jianfeng,
Sasaki Kazunari,
Lyth Stephen M.,
Kenis Paul J. A.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
energy technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.91
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 2194-4296
pISSN - 2194-4288
DOI - 10.1002/ente.201700287
Subject(s) - materials science , carbon black , carbon fibers , nanoparticle , electrochemistry , catalysis , porosity , graphene , cover (algebra) , chemical engineering , nanotechnology , composite material , electrode , chemistry , organic chemistry , composite number , mechanical engineering , engineering , natural rubber
Electrochemical CO 2 Conversion : The cover picture shows that carbon foam, a newly developed carbon support material with large surface area, high number of defects, and high porosity, outperforms carbon black and commercial graphene as a catalyst support material for the electroreduction of CO 2 to CO. The use of carbon foam as the support for Ag nanoparticle catalysts results in improved uniformity of the Ag nanoparticle distribution, which in turn yields higher CO 2 conversion activity and efficiency. More details can be found in the Communication by Paul J. A. Kenis and colleagues at the University of Illinois at Urbana‐Champaign along with collaborators at Kyushu University, Japan on page 861 in Issue 2, 2017 (DOI: 10.1002/ente.201600576).