Splitting CO2 into CO and O2 by a single catalyst

Chen, Z., Concepcion, JJ., Brennaman, MK., Kang, P., Norris, MR., Hoertz, P., & Meyer, TJ. (2012). Splitting CO2 into CO and O2 by a single catalyst. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 109(39), 15606-15611. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1203122109

Abstract

The metal complex [(tpy)(Mebim-py)RuII(S)]2+ (tpy = 2,2? : 6?,2??-terpyridine; Mebim-py = 3-methyl-1-pyridylbenzimidazol-2-ylidene; S = solvent) is a robust, reactive electrocatalyst toward both water oxidation to oxygen and carbon dioxide reduction to carbon monoxide. Here we describe its use as a single electrocatalyst for CO2 splitting, CO2 ? CO + 1/2 O2, in a two-compartment electrochemical cell.

10.1073/pnas.1203122109

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