Splitting CO2 into CO and O2 by a single catalyst.
The metal complex [(tpy)(Mebim-py)Ru(II)(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 CO(2) splitting, CO(2) → CO + 1/2 O(2), in a two-compartment electrochemical cell.
Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
Zuofeng
Z
Chen
Javier J
JJ
Concepcion
M Kyle
MK
Brennaman
Peng
P
Kang
Michael R
MR
Norris
Paul G
PG
Hoertz
Thomas J
TJ
Meyer
D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D002248:Carbon Monoxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D055664:Electrochemical Techniques; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010100:Oxygen / Q000737:chemistry*; D012428:Ruthenium / Q000737:chemistry*
D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D002248:Carbon Monoxide; D012428:Ruthenium; D010100:Oxygen