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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2011
Yumei Zhai, Dublin, OH (US);
Feng Gui, Hilliard, OH (US);
Shan Guan, Dublin, OH (US);
Narasi Sridhar, Dublin, OH (US);
Arun S. Agarwal, Dublin, OH (US);
Yumei Zhai, Dublin, OH (US);
Shan Guan, Dublin, OH (US);
Narasi Sridhar, Dublin, OH (US);
Arun S. Agarwal, Dublin, OH (US);
Other;
Abstract
A method and apparatus is provided for the electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide to formate and formic acid. One embodiment features a three-compartment reactor which houses: a gas compartment; a catholyte compartment, which contains a porous cathode having a tin-based catalyst; and an anolyte compartment, which contains an anode having a mixed metal oxide catalyst. Further embodiments include a method for depositing tin onto a porous cathode, tin-zinc cathodes, a reaction method using an acidic anolyte, and pulsed polarization to extend reactor runtimes.