Electrochemical reactions of industrial interest on metallic electrodes covered by self assembled monolayers of organic compounds
Abstract
Methanol is the product of choice in the electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide both from the thermodynamic point of view and the technological one. The direct conversion of CO2 to CH3OH is kinetically difficult since the effective current density achieved so far is in the order of few μA cm-2. Formic acid can be produced from the electrochemical reduction of CO2¬ by both high rate and high %CE (%Current Efficiency), which exceeds 90% on metals such as Sn, Pb and In. This work aims to the electrochemical conversion of formic acid to CH3OH by a two step process including the conversion of CO2 to formic acid:CO2 +2H+ +2e-→ HCOOH (1) and the reduction of formic acid to CH3OH in the second step:HCOOH + 4H+ +4e-→ CH3OH + H2O (2)The electrochemical reduction of formic acid in acidic solution (2 M HCl) on a Cu(88)Sn(6)Pb(6) cathode showed that the main products were CH3OH and CH3CH2OH having %CEs of 30.3 and 37.6% respectively at -0.8 V vs. Ag/AgCl. The rate of the reduction was increas ...
show more
![]() | |
![]() | Download full text in PDF format (3.26 MB)
(Available only to registered users)
|
All items in National Archive of Phd theses are protected by copyright.
|
Usage statistics

VIEWS
Concern the unique Ph.D. Thesis' views for the period 07/2018 - 07/2023.
Source: Google Analytics.
Source: Google Analytics.

ONLINE READER
Concern the online reader's opening for the period 07/2018 - 07/2023.
Source: Google Analytics.
Source: Google Analytics.

DOWNLOADS
Concern all downloads of this Ph.D. Thesis' digital file.
Source: National Archive of Ph.D. Theses.
Source: National Archive of Ph.D. Theses.

USERS
Concern all registered users of National Archive of Ph.D. Theses who have interacted with this Ph.D. Thesis. Mostly, it concerns downloads.
Source: National Archive of Ph.D. Theses.
Source: National Archive of Ph.D. Theses.