Issue 89, 2015
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Chemical Communications

Metal-free boron-doped graphene for selective electroreduction of carbon dioxide to formic acid/formate†

Narayanaru Sreekanth,‡a   Mohammed Azeezulla Nazrulla,‡b   Thazhe Veettil Vineesh,a   Krishnamurty Sailaja*b  and  Kanala Lakshminarasimha Phani*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Nanoscale Electrocatalysis Group, Electrodics & Electrocatalysis Division, CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Karaikudi 630006, India
E-mail: kanalaphani@yahoo.com, klnphani@cecri.res.in
Fax: +91 4565 227779/227713

b Functional Materials Division, CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Karaikudi 630006, India

Abstract

Herein we report the electrocatalytic activity of boron-doped graphene for the reduction of CO2. Electrolysis takes place at low overpotentials leading exclusively to formate as the product (vis-à-vis benchmark Bi catalyst). Computational studies reveal mechanistic details of CO2 adsorption and subsequent conversion to formic acid/formate.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C5CC06051F
Article type
Communication
Submitted
20 Jūl. 2015
Accepted
11 Sept. 2015
First published
11 Sept. 2015

Chem. Commun., 2015,51, 16061-16064

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Metal-free boron-doped graphene for selective electroreduction of carbon dioxide to formic acid/formate

N. Sreekanth, M. A. Nazrulla, T. V. Vineesh, K. Sailaja and K. L. Phani, Chem. Commun., 2015, 51, 16061 DOI: 10.1039/C5CC06051F

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