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Electrochemical Conversion of Carbon Dioxide

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Electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide had been explored for some time, this interest has largely been stimulated by analogies with the photosynthesis. More recently, the fact that carbon dioxide, being both available in nature and generated in huge amounts by human activities, constitutes an almost infinite source of carbon for the chemical industry, thus oriented numerous studies towards synthesis of fuels and intermediates. [1,2] In Table 11.1 are listed standard redox potentials corresponding formallèy to two, four, six and eight electron CO2 reduction processes involving protons as the source of hydrogen. Also indicated are equilibrium potentials for these reactions in neutral solution, the medium most frequently used in actual electrolyses.

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Augustynski, J., Sartoretti, C.J., Kedzierzawski, P. (2003). Electrochemical Conversion of Carbon Dioxide. In: Aresta, M. (eds) Carbon Dioxide Recovery and Utilization. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0245-4_11

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