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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2012
Applicants:
Matthew W. Kanan, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Yihong Chen, Stanford, CA (US);
Christina LI, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventors:
Matthew W. Kanan, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Yihong Chen, Stanford, CA (US);
Christina Li, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C25B 3/04 (2006.01); C25B 11/04 (2006.01); C25B 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C25B 11/0478 (2013.01); C25B 1/00 (2013.01); C25B 3/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for electrochemically reducing COis provided. A cathode is provided, wherein the cathode comprises a conductive substrate with a catalyst of a metal and a metal oxide based coating on a side of the cathode. An anode is spaced apart from the cathode. An ionic transport is provided between the anode and cathode. The cathode is exposed to COand HO. The anode is exposed to HO. A voltage is provided between the cathode and anode.