Qianqian Bai, Likun Xiong, Yongjia Zhang, Mutian Ma, Zhenyang Jiao, Fenglei Lyu, Zhao Deng and Yang Peng
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以可再生电力为动力的电催化二氧化碳还原(eCO2R)是一种新兴的负碳技术,可将二氧化碳转化为有价值的化学品,同时储存间歇性可再生能源。但是,阴离子交换膜中严重的二氧化碳交叉导致二氧化碳单程转化率(SPCCO2)较低,并加重了能源密集型二氧化碳分离过程的负担。利用阳离子交换膜(CEM)和酸性电解质,酸性 MEA 中的 eCO2R 能够解决二氧化碳交叉问题,并克服 AEM 中的 SPCCO2 限制。酸性 MEA 通常采用碱金属阳离子(如 K+/Cs+)来抑制竞争性氢进化反应 (HER) 并提高 eCO2R 动力学。然而,K+/Cs+ 会以碳酸盐/碳酸氢盐的形式在阴极积累沉淀,从而加速水浸,恶化气体-电极-电解质界面,并将酸性 eCO2R MEA 的耐久性限制在几小时内。在这篇微型综述中,我们讨论了盐析出和水淹没的基本原理,并提出了潜在的补救措施,包括抑制 K+/Cs+ 积累、降低局部 CO32-/HCO3- 浓度以及气体扩散电极 (GDE) 中的水管理。我们希望这篇小型综述能促使人们提出更有见地的解决方案来解决盐沉淀和水淹没问题,并推动酸性 eCO2R MEA 走向工业化应用。
Salt precipitation and water flooding intrinsic to electrocatalytic CO2 reduction in acidic membrane electrode assemblies: fundamentals and remedies
Renewable electricity powered electrocatalytic CO2 reduction (eCO2R) is an emerging carbon-negative technology that upgrades CO2 into valuable chemicals and simultaneously stores intermittent renewable energy. eCO2R in anion exchange membrane (AEM)-based membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) has witnessed high faradaic efficiency (FE). But severe CO2 crossover in AEMs results in low CO2 single-pass conversion (SPCCO2) and burdens the energy-intensive CO2 separation process. Utilizing cation exchange membranes (CEMs) and acidic anolytes, eCO2R in acidic MEAs is capable of addressing the CO2 crossover issue and overcoming the SPCCO2 limits in their AEM counterparts. Alkali metal cations such as K+/Cs+ are always adopted in acidic MEAs to suppress the competing hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and boost eCO2R kinetics. However, K+/Cs+ accumulates and precipitates in the form of carbonate/bicarbonate salts in the cathode, which accelerates water flooding, deteriorates the gas-electrode–electrolyte interface, and limits the durability of acidic eCO2R MEAs to a few hours. In this mini-review, we discuss the fundamentals of salt precipitation and water flooding and propose potential remedies including inhibiting K+/Cs+ accumulation, decreasing local CO32−/HCO3− concentration, and water management in gas diffusion electrodes (GDEs). We hope that this mini-review will spur more insightful solutions to address the salt precipitation and water flooding issues and push acidic eCO2R MEAs toward industrial implementations.