PROCESS FOR THE SELECTIVE ELECTROCHEMICAL CONVERSION OF C02 INTO C2 HYDROCARBONS

A process for the selective electrochemical conversion of carbon dioxide into hydrocarbons, namely C2 hydrocarbons is presented. The process is carried out in an electrochemical cell where the cathode is a modified electrode with copper electrodeposits in order to improve the catalytic activity and...

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Hauptverfasser:	BADALO BRANCO, JOAQUIM MIGUEL, COSTA DUARTE PARDAL, TIAGO, DAMASO CONDECO, JOSE AUGUSTO, MARTINS RAMOS GONCALVES, MARTA CATARINA, CLAUDIO FERNANDES, TOMAS REI, MADEIRA GOMES BOAVIDA, ANABELA BEATRIZ
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	APPARATUS THEREFOR CHEMISTRY ELECTROFORMING ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES FOR THE PRODUCTIONOF COMPOUNDS OR NON-METALS METALLURGY PROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PRODUCTIONOF COATINGS
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Zusammenfassung:	A process for the selective electrochemical conversion of carbon dioxide into hydrocarbons, namely C2 hydrocarbons is presented. The process is carried out in an electrochemical cell where the cathode is a modified electrode with copper electrodeposits in order to improve the catalytic activity and selectivity of the system. The formation of a mixture of C2 hydrocarbons (C2H4 and C2H6) without methane is successfully obtained on specific higher surface area electrodeposits. Additionally, ethylene is selectively produced in detriment of ethane. The ex-situ copper electrodeposit leads to the steadiness of carbon dioxide reduction process, i.e., the stability of hydrocarbons production due to the weak deactivation of the cathode.