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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2023
Ohio State Innovation Foundation, Columbus, OH (US);
Anne Co, Columbus, OH (US);
Joshua Billy, Newark, DE (US);
Eric Coleman, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Kendahl Walz, Columbus, OH (US);
Ohio State Innovation Foundation, Columbus, OH (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are methods for electrochemically reducing carbon dioxide to provide a product. The methods can comprise contacting the carbon dioxide with an electroreduction catalyst in an electrochemical cell, and applying a potential to the electrochemical cell to form the product. The electroreduction catalyst can comprise a nanoporous Cu catalyst, a nanoporous Cu-M catalyst, or a combination thereof, where M is a metal chosen from Pt, Ir, Pd, Ag, Au, Rh, Ru, Zn, Sn, Ni, Fe, Re, Ga, In, Cd, Tl, and Ti. The product can comprise a C-Calkane, a C-Calkene, a C-Calcohol, a C-Ccarboxylic acid, a C-Caldehyde, or a combination thereof.