Open AccessA Short Perspective on Electrochemical CO2 Reduction to CO
Author(s) -
Maxime Tarrago,
Shengfa Ye
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
chimia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.387
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 2673-2424
pISSN - 0009-4293
DOI - 10.2533/chimia.2020.478
Subject(s) - reduction (mathematics) , electrochemistry , homogeneous , perspective (graphical) , mechanism (biology) , selectivity , catalysis , focus (optics) , product (mathematics) , nanotechnology , chemistry , computer science , biochemical engineering , materials science , engineering , physics , thermodynamics , artificial intelligence , organic chemistry , mathematics , electrode , geometry , quantum mechanics , optics
This short review summarizes examples of many homogeneous non-noble catalysts for CO2-to-CO reduction and compares their feasible mechanisms. The focus is to show that elucidating the electronic structure of the catalytic system likely provides better understanding of the reaction mechanism and product selectivity.