Disclosed are cathodes comprising a conductive support substrate having an electrocatalyst coating containing nickel hosphide nanoparticles and a co-catalyst. The conductive support substrate is capable of incorporating a material to be reduced, such as CO.sub.2 or CO. A cocatalyst, either incorporated into the electrolyte solution, or into the conductive support, or adsorbed to, deposited on, or incorporated into the bulk cathode material, alters the electrocatalyst properties by increasing the carbon product selectivity through interactions with the reaction intermediates. Also disclosed are electrochemical methods for selectively generating hydrocarbon and/or carbohydrate products from CO.sub.2 or CO using water as a source of hydrogen

Provided are a carbon dioxide conversion method exhibiting excellent conversion rate and selectivity using a zero-gap reactor including metal nanoclusters, and a system capable of exhibiting excellent conversion performance even in a flue gas having a low concentration of carbon dioxide.

Provided are a carbon dioxide conversion method exhibiting excellent conversion rate and selectivity using a zero-gap reactor including metal nanoclusters, and a system capable of exhibiting excellent conversion performance even in a flue gas having a low concentration of carbon dioxide.

The present disclosure generally relates to apparatuses, systems, and methods for separating a target species (e.g., CO.sub.2) from a gas mixture (e.g., gas stream) via an electrochemical process.

A metal-free porphyrin based crystalline 2D organic polymer obtained from the condensation of terephthaloyl chloride and 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-aminophenyl porphyrin, namely H.sub.2TAPP), which is an effective bifunctional electrocatalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in basic conditions and the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in neutral solutions. The electrochemical response of this material is explored under oxidation and reduction conditions in order to study its catalytic activity, charge transfer and stability.

A metal-free porphyrin based crystalline 2D organic polymer obtained from the condensation of terephthaloyl chloride and 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-aminophenyl porphyrin, namely H.sub.2TAPP), which is an effective bifunctional electrocatalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in basic conditions and the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in neutral solutions. The electrochemical response of this material is explored under oxidation and reduction conditions in order to study its catalytic activity, charge transfer and stability.

The present invention discloses a method for preparing an ultra-thin Ni—Fe-MOF nanosheet, which comprises the steps of dissolving an organic ligand in an organic solvent, dripping the resulting solution to an aqueous solution containing a nickel salt and an iron salt, mixing uniformly and reacting at 140-160° C. for 3-6 h to obtain the ultra-thin Ni—Fe-MOF nanosheet, wherein the organic ligand is terephthalic acid and/or disodium terephthalate, and the organic solvent is N,N-dimethylacetamide and/or N,N-dimethylformamide. The present invention discloses an ultra-thin Ni—Fe-MOF nanosheet, and use thereof. The preparation method does not require a surfactant, the surface of the product is neat and easy to be cleaned, and the large-scale synthesis of 2D ultra-thin MOF materials can be realized.

The present invention discloses a method for preparing an ultra-thin Ni—Fe-MOF nanosheet, which comprises the steps of dissolving an organic ligand in an organic solvent, dripping the resulting solution to an aqueous solution containing a nickel salt and an iron salt, mixing uniformly and reacting at 140-160° C. for 3-6 h to obtain the ultra-thin Ni—Fe-MOF nanosheet, wherein the organic ligand is terephthalic acid and/or disodium terephthalate, and the organic solvent is N,N-dimethylacetamide and/or N,N-dimethylformamide. The present invention discloses an ultra-thin Ni—Fe-MOF nanosheet, and use thereof. The preparation method does not require a surfactant, the surface of the product is neat and easy to be cleaned, and the large-scale synthesis of 2D ultra-thin MOF materials can be realized.

The present invention describes an electrochemical system (1) to electrochemically reduce carbon monoxide (CO) into liquid methanol and gaseous H.sub.2, comprising an electrochemical cell with an anodic compartment with an anode (2) with a current collector (2A), at least a catalyst to electrochemically oxidize H.sub.2O, and a cathodic compartment with a cathodic electrolyte solution comprising the solvent (3), and a cathodic supporting electrolyte, the solvent (3) being water at basic pH of between 10.5 and 13.5, the reagent CO; a cathode (4) which comprises, on a current collector (4A) which is electrochemically inert, at least a cobalt molecular catalyst (4B) to electrochemically reduce CO into liquid methanol and the gas H.sub.2, a power supply (5) providing the energy necessary to trigger the electrochemical reactions involving the reagent.

The present invention describes an electrochemical system (1) to electrochemically reduce carbon monoxide (CO) into liquid methanol and gaseous H.sub.2, comprising an electrochemical cell with an anodic compartment with an anode (2) with a current collector (2A), at least a catalyst to electrochemically oxidize H.sub.2O, and a cathodic compartment with a cathodic electrolyte solution comprising the solvent (3), and a cathodic supporting electrolyte, the solvent (3) being water at basic pH of between 10.5 and 13.5, the reagent CO; a cathode (4) which comprises, on a current collector (4A) which is electrochemically inert, at least a cobalt molecular catalyst (4B) to electrochemically reduce CO into liquid methanol and the gas H.sub.2, a power supply (5) providing the energy necessary to trigger the electrochemical reactions involving the reagent.