System for electrochemical of carbon dioxide
AssigneeSogang University Research & Business Development Foundation
InventorsWoonsup SHIN, Soojin JEONG, Mi Jung PARK
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a system for electrochemical conversion of carbon dioxide, including: a reduction electrode unit to which carbon dioxide is supplied and including a metal-containing electrode; an oxidation electrode unit including a sacrificial electrode; and an electrolyte unit including an aprotic polar organic solvent and an auxiliary electrolyte, which is in contact with the reduction electrode unit and the oxidation electrode unit, and the carbon dioxide supplied to the reduction electrode unit is electrochemically reduced so as to produce an oxalate salt.
Claims7
A system for electrochemical conversion of carbon dioxide, comprising:
- a reduction electrode unit to which carbon dioxide is supplied and including a metal-containing electrode;
- an oxidation electrode unit including a sacrificial electrode;
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- an electrolyte unit including an aprotic polar organic solvent and an auxiliary electrolyte, which is in contact with the reduction electrode unit and the oxidation electrode unit,
- wherein the carbon dioxide supplied to the reduction electrode unit is electrochemically reduced so as to produce an oxalate salt.
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