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US 4,609,441 AGranted
Electrochemical reduction of aqueous carbon dioxide to methanol
AssigneeGas Research Institute
InventorsKarl W. Frese, Jr., Steven C. Leach, David P. Summers
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Abstract
A method of producing methanol from carbon dioxide is set forth. A solution of carbon dioxide in an aqueous solvent having electrolyte dissolved therein is electrolyzed utilizing a molybdenum cathode. Faradaic efficiency is generally quite high and without detectable corrosion.
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A method of producing methanol from carbon dioxide, comprising:
- electrolyzing a solution of carbon dioxide in an aqueous solvent having an electrolyte therein and utilizing a cathode which comprises molybdenum to produce methanol.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.