Citation: Zhi-Xin Li, Xiao-Feng Qiu, Pei-Qin Liao. Efficient electroreduction of CO₂ to acetate with relative purity of 100% by ultrasmall Cu₂O nanoparticle on a conductive metal-organic framework[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2025, 36(11): 110473. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2024.110473 shu

Efficient electroreduction of CO₂ to acetate with relative purity of 100% by ultrasmall Cu₂O nanoparticle on a conductive metal-organic framework

MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, LIFM, School of Chemistry, IGCME, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China

liaopq3@mail.sysu.edu.cn

Received Date: 7 August 2024
Revised Date: 29 August 2024
Accepted Date: 17 September 2024
Available Online: 19 September 2024

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The efficient production of acetate through electrochemical CO₂ reduction reaction (eCO₂RR) with low energy consumption has consistently been a challenging yet extremely significant task. Current catalysts suffered from high energy consumption and low relative purity of acetate product. Herein, we report ultrasmall Cu₂O nanoparticles with an average size of 2.5 ± 0.09 nm immobilized on a conductive copper-based metal–organic framework (Cu–THQ) (denoted as Cu₂O@Cu–THQ), which attained a Faradaic efficiency of 65(3)% for acetate at a very low potential of –0.3 V vs. RHE with a current density of 10.5 mA/cm². Importantly, as there are no other liquid phase products such as formate, methanol or ethanol, the relative purity of the obtained acetate product was as high as 100%. Taking into account the relative purity of the liquid product, current density, and energy consumption, the performance for electroreduction of CO₂ to acetate of Cu₂O@Cu–THQ is not only much higher than that of the commercial Cu₂O nanoparticles, but also higher than those of all reported catalysts. Operando infrared spectroscopy and theoretical calculations indicated that the synergy effect between Cu–THQ and Cu₂O promoted the eCO₂RR to yield acetate. Specifically, the hydroxyl group on the organic ligand THQ in the Cu–THQ formed hydrogen bond interactions with the key C₂ intermediates (*CH₂COOH and *HOCCOH) adsorbed on Cu₂O, which played a crucial role in stabilizing the key C₂ intermediates and thus reduced the formation energy of the key C₂ intermediates.
- Metal-organic frameworks,
- Carbon dioxide,
- Electroreduction,
- Acetate,
- Cu₂O nanoparticle
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