Electrochemical Chemical Reduction of CO2 by Pd-Cu bio-metallic nanoparticle

Submitted By: Muhammad Umer (0214-BH-CHEM-19) Submitted To: Dr. Rana Rashad
Abstract Materials Results and Discussion
The electrochemical conversion
of CO2 to CO has more attraction
Oleic acid Characterization of Ca-
towards renewable energy. Pd-
tallest
oleyl amine
 TEM images show the size
Cu bimetallic nanoparticles were
prepared through Pd/C or Pd- Ethylene glycol of Pd-Cu catalyst which is less
Cu/C catalysts. Pd-Cu/C catalyst than 5nm.
Acetone  The extraction process used
shows more efficiency than Pd/C
catalyst due to low coordination to separate the Pd-Cu
Carbon Black
sites over monometallic Pd and nanoparticles from mixture.
 It also shows that Pd-Cu
presence of average ratio of Cu(CH3COO)2∙H2O
copper metal. Pd-Cu/C shows nanoparticles loaded on carbon
EXAFS
Pd(CH3COO)2 support.
6.9 mA cm-2 CO current density
and 86% faradaic efficiency. The TPD-MS Conclusion
enhancement of CO2 reduction The Pd-Cu /C catalysts were
has much more attraction prepared with different
through bimetallic nanoparticles.
Methodology compositions also studied the
EXAFS and CO TPD-MS tests electrochemical reduction of
Catalyst Synthesis CO2 to CO. Pd/C and
show that Pd-Cu/C catalyst is
highly selective for CO Oleic Oleyl Cu(CH3COO).H2 Pd(CH3C Pd56Cu44/C showed low
acid amine
faradaic efficiency, mass activity
o
OO)2
production.
and current density than
Ethylen Acetone
Graphical Abstract e glycol Pd85Cu15C catalysts. TEM and
Heated for 30 min. Figure 3:TEM images of Pd- EXAFS tests showed that
At 120 °C
Cu Nanoparticles Pd85Cu15C has high selectivity
Pd-Cu bimetallic  EXAFS used to understand
nanoparticles
CO production due to high
the local structure of Pd-Cu amount of Cu and low
Catalyst catalyst. coordination sites. Thus Pd-Cu
Characterization  These spectra's were fitted nano-catalysts suppressed H2
for both Pd K and Cu K edges. evolution reaction and easily
Figure 1: Graphical Abstract
ICP-AES: promoted the conversion of
 To analyze the metal CO2. This article provides high
loading in Pd-Cu catalyst selectivity for the reduction of
Introduction CO2 to CO through Pd-Cu bio-
CO2 becomes a threat for metallic nanoparticles. Further
environment due to excess TEM: with new advances chemical
amount in atmosphere which  To analyze the quality and synthesis of bio-metallic
mostly evolved from different size of Pd-Cu nanoparticles particles with controllable size
resources and now demand of Figure 4:Normalized Pd K and and morphology, various new
fuels is rapidly increasing. So, Cu K edges nano-particles can now be
more possibly CO, hydrocarbons Porous Electrode Electrochemical Perform- designed for the electrochemical
and alcohols are obtained form Preparation reduction of CO2.
CO2 which are used as once
To form a microporous layer,
feedstocks.  The maximum current
XC-72R carbon black and PTFE
both are painted into Toray of density of Pd85Cu15/C reached
carbon paper. In microporous about 6.9mA cm-2 at
0.89V.
layer, 40 wt.% of PTFE and 1mg
 The H2 polarization References
cm­-2 of C black included. To
potential reached at 5mA cm -2 at
 Yin, Z., et al. (2016).
form catalyst layer, the prepared
catalyst and nafion isomer 0.89V. "Highly selective pal-
 The mass activity of CO labium-copper bimetallic
solution suspended on micro-
Figure 2:Advantages of reached at 24.5 Ag-1 which
Electrochemical reduction of CO2
porous layer. The prepared
means 70% higher value than
electrocatalysts for the
catalyst layer contained 10wt%
Pd/C. electrochemical reduction
Mostly CO obtained from CO2 of nafion content.
 The activity enhancement of of CO2 to CO." Nano
reduction as CO is desired Electrochemical Measure- bimetallic nanoparticles
product and further reduced into Energy 27: 35-43.
mints increased due to addition of Cu
 Khan, R. R. M., et al.
oxygenates and hydrocarbons. to Pd and EXAFS test showed
 0.1M KHCO3 of aqueous
Stressor and some other co- that more quantity of Cu (2021). "Synthesis of
workers studied that when the solution was used to conduct the
electrocatalytic reduction of changed the bond length of Pd- Porous Bimetallic Nano-
size of Cu nanoparticles below Pd and Cu-Cu bond.
5nm then CO and H2 increase its CO2 at room temperature. catalyst for Selective
 GC and TCD detector used
catalytic activity. Thus, Format Production by
bimetallic nanoparticles due to to monitor the gas products of
electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 Electroreduction."
its controllable size and
composition is mainly used as CO2. Russian Journal of
 After electrolysis KHCO3
catalysts for electrochemical Physical Chemistry A
reduction of CO2. EXAFS and solution collected and analyzed
for the quantification of liquid 95(2): 372-379.
CO TPD-MS tests mainly used
to determine the internal products.
 The format peak to DSS
structure of Pd based
nanoparticles and show how peak ratio was taken to
much effective these catalysts quantify the concentration of
format. Figure 5: CO2 reduction
towards electrochemical activity, current density and
reduction of CO2 mass activity of C0 production