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Kate A Keets

Emily Barton Cole

Narayanappa Sivasankar

Rishi Parajuli

Kyle Teamey

Jerry J Kaczur

George Leonard

Paul Majsztrik

Zbigniew Twardowski

Theodore J Kramer

Alexander Bauer

Yizu Zhu

Robert Augustine

Robert Farrauto

Farah Dhun

Mohanreddy Kasireddy

Setrak Tanielyan

The present disclosure is a method and system for production of oxalic acid and oxalic acid reduction products. The production of oxalic acid and oxalic acid reduction products may include the electrochemical conversion of COto oxalate and oxalic acid. The method and system for production of oxalic acid and oxalic acid reduction products may further include the acidification of oxalate to oxalic acid, the purification of oxalic acid and the hydrogenation of oxalic acid to produce oxalic acid reduction products.

Method and system for production of oxalic acid and oxalic acid reduction products

A method reducing carbon dioxide to one or more products may include steps (A) to (C). Step (A) may bubble said carbon dioxide into a solution of an electrolyte and a catalyst in a divided electrochemical cell. The divided electrochemical cell may include an anode in a first cell compartment and a cathode in a second cell compartment. The cathode may reduce said carbon dioxide into said products. Step (B) may adjust one or more of (a) a cathode material, (b) a surface morphology of said cathode, (c) said electrolyte, (d) a manner in which said carbon dioxide is bubbled, (e), a pH level of said solution, and (f) an electrical potential of said divided electrochemical cell, to vary at least one of (i) which of said products is produced and (ii) a faradaic yield of said products. Step (C) may separate said products from said solution.

Reducing carbon dioxide to products

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Kate A Keets