Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Electrocatalytic Recycling on Electrodeposited Nanostructured Copper-Gold Electrodes

Electrocatalytic recycling of carbon dioxide provides an ideal storage medium for renewable energy sources while off-setting the emissions of CO2 into the environment. It requires, however, an appropriate electrocatalyst to efficiently produce valuable organic molecules. In this study, electrodeposited nanostructured Cu-Au alloys were used as electrocatalysts for CO2 reduction. XRD and EDS mapping confirmed the deposition of Cu and Au. On the other hand, cyclic voltammetry verifies the activity of the fabricated catalysts towards CO2 reduction.