Open AccessUtilizing Metal-Organic Frameworks to Achieve High-Efficiency CO2 Electroreduction
Author(s) -
Gengzhan Guo,
Tianyang Wang,
Yuzhe Wang
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/2254/1/012025
Subject(s) - metal organic framework , electrocatalyst , robustness (evolution) , nanotechnology , electrochemistry , materials science , environmental science , computer science , process engineering , chemistry , electrode , engineering , organic chemistry , adsorption , biochemistry , gene
Electrochemical CO 2 reduction reaction (CO 2 RR) is the key part of clean energy generation and utilization, which has great potential to help the world to reach the carbon-neutral energy cycle in the future. In line with the development of metal-organic frameworks (MOF s ) with the large specific area and considerable porosity in the past two decades, some of the MOF-based electrocatalysts have shown superior ability to accelerate CO 2 RR. However, regarding such a significant CO 2 RR process, some critical disadvantages, including inferior robustness, low yield and selectivity, and idealistic working environment, are still required to be concentrated on. Herein, a comprehensive outline of the reaction mechanism of CO 2 conversion and rational synthesis of the state-of-the-art pristine MOFs is given. Further, recent progress of pristine MOF-based electrocatalysts in CO 2 RR is systematically summarized. Lastly, the major limitations and future opportunities in MOF electrocatalysis for CO 2 RR are presented.