Electrochemical reduction of CO2: a review of cobalt based catalysts for carbon dioxide conversion to fuels

Usman, M. et al. (2021) Electrochemical reduction of CO2: a review of cobalt based catalysts for carbon dioxide conversion to fuels. Nanomaterials, 11(8), 2029. (doi: 10.3390/nano11082029)

Abstract

Electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) provides a promising approach to curbing harmful emissions contributing to global warming. However, several challenges hinder the commercialization of this technology, including high overpotentials, electrode instability, and low Faradic efficiencies of desirable products. Several materials have been developed to overcome these challenges. This mini-review discusses the recent performance of various cobalt (Co) electrocatalysts, including Co-single atom, Co-multi metals, Co-complexes, Co-based metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), Co-based covalent organic frameworks (COFs), Co-nitrides, and Co-oxides. These materials are reviewed with respect to their stability of facilitating CO2 conversion to valuable products, and a summary of the current literature is highlighted, along with future perspectives for the development of efficient CO2RR.

• Item Type: Articles
• Additional Information: The authors are thankful to the Engineering and Physical Science Research Council, UK (EPSRC under the research grant no. EP/V049046/1 and EP/T025875) for financial support. M.U., M.H.S. and A.H. acknowledge the support from Saudi Aramco Chair Programme (ORCP2390).
• Keywords: CO2 conversion, electrocatalysts, cobalt catalysts, MOFs, ECO2RR.
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Garba, Mr Mustapha

Creator Roles

Garba, M. D.: Writing – original draft

• Authors: Usman, M., Humayun, M., Garba, M. D., Ullah, L., Zeb, Z., Helal, A., Suliman, M. H., Alfaifi, B. Y., Iqbal, N., Abdinejad, M., Tahir, A. A., and Ullah, H.
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering > School of Chemistry
• Journal Name: Nanomaterials
• Publisher: MDPI
• ISSN: 2079-4991
• ISSN (Online): 2079-4991
• Published Online: 09 August 2021
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2021 The Authors
• First Published: First published in Nanomaterials 11(8): 2029
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced under a Creative Commons License