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May 16, 2024

CRC 1333 Minisymposium on "Catalysis under Confinement"

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Minisymposium "Catalysis under Confinement"

Project B07

Electrocatalytic CO2-reduction on carbon

  • Project leader(s)
  • Team
Prof. Dr. Christian Holm
Prof. Dr. Christian Holm
University of Stuttgart
Prof. Dr. Elias Klemm
Prof. Dr. Elias Klemm
University of Stuttgart
PD Dr. Stefan Naumann
PD Dr. Stefan Naumann
University of Stuttgart
Adyant Agrawal
Adyant Agrawal
University of Stuttgart
Martina Huber
Martina Huber
University of Stuttgart
Russell Kajouri
Russell Kajouri
University of Stuttgart
Patricia Sonnenberg
Patricia Sonnenberg
University of Stuttgart
Seda Yilmaz
Seda Yilmaz
University of Stuttgart
  • Summary
  • Publications

Electrocatalysis under confinement: CO2-reduction with molecular catalysts immobilized on ordered mesoporous carbons

– New project since July 2022 –

Ordered mesoporous carbon (OMC) films with distinct pore sizes in the range of 3-18 nm and an adjusted wall polarity will be synthesized to design thin film electrodes (TFE) and gas diffusion electrodes (GDEs) for an optimized electrocatalytic reduction of CO2. The catalysts are selectively immobilized inside the mesopores via a silylation strategy. Confinement effects and the activity/selectivity of the electrocatalysts will be electrochemically characterized, and full cell measurements will be conducted to evaluate the stability and the scalability of the confinement effects. Relevant microscopic processes will be elucidated via simulations in order to set up an adequate continuum-based reaction-diffusion model for the full electrocatalytic cycle.