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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 1987
Filed:
Oct. 24, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Edward A Cuellar, Shaker Heights, OH (US);
Verna F Gaylor, Parma, OH (US);
Assignee:
The Standard Oil Company, Cleveland, OH (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C25C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
204 / ; 204101 ; 2042 / ;
Abstract
A process for the electrocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide comprises immersing a transition metal complex with square planar geometry into an aqueous or nonaqueous solution which has been acidified to a hydrogen ion concentration of from about 10.sup.-5 M to about 10.sup.-1 M, adding the carbon dioxide, applying an electrical potential of from about -0.8 volts to about -1.5 volts vs. SCE, and reducing the carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide.