Conversion of CO2 to CO by electrolysis of molten lithium carbonate

Valery Kaplan; Ellen Wachtel; Konstantin Gartsman; Yishay Feldman; Igor Lubomirsky

doi:10.1149/1.3308596

Conversion of CO₂ to CO by electrolysis of molten lithium carbonate

Valery Kaplan
, Ellen Wachtel
, Konstantin Gartsman
, Yishay Feldman
, Igor Lubomirsky

Weizmann Institute of Science

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The conversion of CO₂ to CO by electrolysis of molten Li ₂ CO₃ was investigated. Using a cell comprising a Ti cathode, a graphite anode and a source of CO₂ allows the continuous electrolysis of the melt at 900°C with current densities at the electrodes higher than 100 mA/ cm². The faradaic efficiency of the process is close to 100%, and the thermodynamic efficiency at 100 mA/ cm² is >85%. The proposed method has several advantages: (i) No precious metal is required, (ii) no hazardous or toxic by-products are produced, and (iii) the method may operate continuously, producing pure CO rather than a mixture of CO and CO₂. Therefore, the process described here has a potential application for converting electrical energy into fuel.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	B552-B556
Journal	Journal of the Electrochemical Society
Volume	157
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1149/1.3308596
State	Published - 2010
Externally published	Yes

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