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- the present invention relates to catalytic coatings for electrodes for the electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide, and particularly to a catalytic composition for the electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide that provides metal oxide catalysts for performing the reduction of carbon dioxide, where the metal oxides are supported by multi-walled carbon nanotubes.
- Carbon dioxide is the fourth most abundant gas in the atmosphere. It is naturally available in our atmosphere, but in the last few decades there has been a gradual increase in the concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide. The primary reason for the rapid growth of carbon dioxide gas concentration results from the combustion of fossils fuels for power generation, along with vehicle exhaust and emissions from industrial plants. Due to a high population growth rate and the dependency of the human race on fossil fuels, the release of carbon dioxide into the environment is an ever-growing concern, particularly as carbon dioxide is considered a major factor in the greenhouse effect and global climate change.
- the first step of CO 2 minimization is the separation and capture of CO 2 from fossil fuel combustion sources.
- CO 2 capture is implemented by the absorption of CO 2 using strong CO 2 absorbing agents, such as amines.
- strong CO 2 absorbing agents such as amines.
- the financial cost of using such processes is very high. Due to the cost-prohibitive nature of such conventional carbon dioxide capture systems, other technologies are presently being explored, such as radiochemical methods, thermo-chemical processes, photochemical and biochemical methods, and also electrochemical methods. Among these various processes, electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction is of the greatest interest due to its relative potential ease of implementation.
- the catalytic composition for the electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide relates to metal oxide catalysts for performing the reduction of carbon dioxide, where the metal oxides are supported by multi-walled carbon nanotubes.
- Nickel oxide (NiO) supported on multi-walled carbon nanotubes (NiO/MWCNT) and tin dioxide (SnO 2 ) supported on multi-walled carbon nanotubes (SnO 2 /MWCNT) are used.
- the metal oxides form 20 wt % of the catalyst.
- a metal oxide precursor is first dissolved in deionized water to form a metal oxide precursor solution.
- the metal oxide precursor solution is then sonicated for a few minutes, and the solution is impregnated in a support material composed of multi-walled carbon nanotubes to form a slurry.
- the slurry is then sonicated for about two hours to form a homogeneous solid solution.
- Solids are removed from the homogeneous solid solution and dried in an oven for about 24 hours at a temperature of about 110° C. Drying is then followed by calcination in a tubular furnace in an argon atmosphere for about three hours at a temperature of 450° C. in order to decompose any nitrates in the samples.
- FIG. 1 is an X-ray diffraction (XRD) plot of NiO/MWCNT samples having Ni0 loadings of 10 wt %, 20 wt %, 30 wt % and 40 wt %.
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- FIG. 2 is a graph of predicted crystal sizes for the NiO/MWCNT samples of FIG. 1 , the crystal sizes being calculated using Scherrer's equation.
- FIG. 3 is an X-ray diffraction (XRD) plot of a SnO 2 /MWCNT sample having a SnO 2 loading of 20 wt %.
- FIG. 4 is a graph illustrating linear sweep voltammetry curves for carbon dioxide reduction using the NiO/MWCNT catalyst samples of FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 5 is a graph illustrating linear sweep voltammetry curves for carbon dioxide reduction using SnO 2 /MWCNT catalyst samples having SnO 2 loadings of 10 wt %, 20 wt %, 30 wt % and 40 wt %.
- FIG. 6 is a graph showing chronoamperometry results for the NiO/MWCNT catalyst samples of FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 7 is a graph showing chronoamperometry results for the SnO 2 /MWCNT catalyst samples of FIG. 5 .
- the catalytic composition for the electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide relates to the electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide, and particularly to metal oxide catalysts for performing the reduction of carbon dioxide, where the catalysts are metal oxides supported by multi-walled carbon nanotubes.
- Nickel oxide (NiO) supported on multi-walled carbon nanotubes and tin dioxide (SnO 2 ) supported on multi-walled carbon nanotubes are used.
- the metal oxides form 20 wt % of the catalyst.
- a metal oxide precursor is first dissolved in deionized water to form a metal oxide precursor solution.
- the metal oxide precursor solution is then sonicated for a few minutes, and the solution is impregnated in a support material composed of multi-walled carbon nanotubes to form a slurry.
- the slurry is then sonicated for about two hours to form a homogeneous solid solution.
- Solids are removed from the homogeneous solid solution and dried in an oven for about 24 hours at a temperature of about 110° C. Drying is then followed by calcination in a tubular furnace in an argon atmosphere for about three hours at a temperature of 450° C. in order to decompose any nitrates in the samples.
- the metal oxide precursor for NiO supported on multi-walled carbon nanotubes is preferably nickel nitrate hexahydrate, Ni(NO 3 ) 2 ⁇ 6H 2 O.
- the metal oxide precursor for SnO 2 supported on multi-walled carbon nanotubes is preferably tin chloride, SnCl 2 .
- HCl hydrochloric acid
- FIG. 1 illustrates X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns of different NiO/MWCNT catalysts synthesized with varying NiO loadings. It can be seen that all of the catalyst samples show similar XRD patterns, which indicates the presence of the same metal oxide phases at different metal loading of the catalysts.
- the first peak at 26° corresponds to carbon, while the other two peaks at 37° and 43° are NiO (111) and NiO (200), respectively. Further, the height of the first peak is increased with increased nickel loading on the MWCNT support material. This is an indication of larger nickel crystal size at higher metal loadings.
- the NiO crystalline size was calculated using Scherrer's equation, as shown in FIG. 2 . As shown, the nickel oxide crystallites become larger at higher loadings of NiO, resulting in poor dispersion. This was also seen in scanning electron microscope (SEM) analysis of the prepared samples.
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- FIG. 3 illustrates XRD analysis of the SnO 2 /MWCNT catalyst for SnO 2 loading of 20 wt %.
- Different crystalline phases of the SnO 2 /MWCNT catalyst were obtained.
- the SnO 2 phase of (110) at a 20 angle of 26.63° overlaps with the carbon peak (002).
- several other peaks of SnO 2 are observed at 20 angles of 33.90°, 38.23°, 42.80°, 51.77°, 54.67°, 64.59° and 78.73°.
- the SnO 2 crystal size was also calculated using Scherrer's equation, resulting in a crystal size of 31.5 nm, which corresponds to the peak having the highest intensity.
- SEM was similarly performed on the SnO 2 /MWCNT catalyst sample with 20 wt % loading of the SnO 2 .
- the SnO 2 was found to be uniformly dispersed within the carbon nanotube matrix.
- the catalysts were used to make electrodes by pasting a slurry of the catalysts with a Nafion® binder onto carbon paper in layers and drying the paste at about 100° C., as known in the art.
- the metal oxide/MWCNT coated electrodes were as cathodes in the electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide.
- the electrodes were first tested by Linear Sweep Voltammetry (LSV) using 0.5M NaHCO 3 solution saturated with CO 2 as the electrolyte.
- FIGS. 4 and 5 illustrate linear sweep voltammetry (LSV) curves for carbon dioxide reduction using NiO/MWCNT and SnO 2 /MWCNT catalyst samples, respectively, used as electrodes for electrochemical reduction of the carbon dioxide with metal oxide loadings of 10 wt %, 20 wt %, 30 wt % and 40 wt %.
- the NiO/NWCNT and SnO 2 /MWCNT samples, with various metal oxide loadings, were evaluated using a saturated CO 2 solution.
- the optimal NiO and SnO 2 loadings for the reduction of CO 2 in an electrochemical cell were obtained using LSV experiments.
- the parameter used to find the optimal catalyst was current density, since current density for electro-catalytic reactions is an indicator of rate of reaction. For all catalysts, the reduction of carbon dioxide was assumed to be greater at higher voltages.
- the optimal loading of NiO is found to be 20 wt % at different voltages vs. a saturated calomel electrode (SCE).
- the optimal parameter is the total amount of current produced.
- the catalyst with 30 wt % NiO shows a slight increase in current measurement to that obtained using the 20 wt % NiO loaded catalyst.
- the increase of NiO to 40 wt % shows a decrease in the current. This observation is consistent with the catalyst characterization results described above. As seen in the XRD analysis, the crystalline size of NiO particles was increased with the increase of the NiO content.
- the larger NiO crystals behave like bulk metal, and the surface area available for the reaction starts decreasing, thus decreasing the reaction rate compared to the 20 wt % NiO content.
- Overall the 20 wt % NiO loaded samples were found to be best for the reduction of carbon dioxide. Similar analysis was carried out with SnO 2 /MWCNT catalyst samples, as shown in FIG. 5 .
- the optimal loading of SnO 2 was found to be 20 wt %, the analysis being similar to that given above for NiO.
- FIG. 6 shows the results of chronoamperometry analysis for NiO/MWCNT catalyst samples with NiO loadings of 10 wt %, 20 wt %, 30 wt % and 40 wt %. Chronoamperometry was performed because it provides a more reliable and long term analysis than LSV. It is a steady state analysis that shows the actual current calculation for the series of catalysts over a long period of time. For present purposes, the current response was observed for 3000 seconds at a voltage of ⁇ 1.7V vs. a SCE reference electrode.
- FIG. 7 shows the results of chronoamperometry analysis for SnO 2 /MWCNT catalyst samples with SnO 2 loadings of 10 wt %, 20 wt %, 30 wt % and 40 wt %. Similar to the above, the optimal catalysts for carbon dioxide reduction are found have 20 wt % metal oxides.
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- The present invention relates to catalytic coatings for electrodes for the electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide, and particularly to a catalytic composition for the electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide that provides metal oxide catalysts for performing the reduction of carbon dioxide, where the metal oxides are supported by multi-walled carbon nanotubes.
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- Carbon dioxide is the fourth most abundant gas in the atmosphere. It is naturally available in our atmosphere, but in the last few decades there has been a gradual increase in the concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide. The primary reason for the rapid growth of carbon dioxide gas concentration results from the combustion of fossils fuels for power generation, along with vehicle exhaust and emissions from industrial plants. Due to a high population growth rate and the dependency of the human race on fossil fuels, the release of carbon dioxide into the environment is an ever-growing concern, particularly as carbon dioxide is considered a major factor in the greenhouse effect and global climate change.
- The first step of CO2 minimization is the separation and capture of CO2 from fossil fuel combustion sources. Conventionally, CO2 capture is implemented by the absorption of CO2 using strong CO2 absorbing agents, such as amines. However, the financial cost of using such processes is very high. Due to the cost-prohibitive nature of such conventional carbon dioxide capture systems, other technologies are presently being explored, such as radiochemical methods, thermo-chemical processes, photochemical and biochemical methods, and also electrochemical methods. Among these various processes, electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction is of the greatest interest due to its relative potential ease of implementation.
- Thus far, however, an efficient electrochemical process for the reduction of carbon dioxide has not been found, particularly due to the exotic and costly nature of electrolytic catalyst materials, such as solid polymer electrolyte membranes. It would be desirable to provide a relatively low cost and easy to manufacture electrochemical catalytic compound for the reduction of carbon dioxide.
- Thus, a catalytic composition for the electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide solving the aforementioned problems is desired.
- The catalytic composition for the electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide relates to metal oxide catalysts for performing the reduction of carbon dioxide, where the metal oxides are supported by multi-walled carbon nanotubes. Nickel oxide (NiO) supported on multi-walled carbon nanotubes (NiO/MWCNT) and tin dioxide (SnO2) supported on multi-walled carbon nanotubes (SnO2/MWCNT) are used. The metal oxides form 20 wt % of the catalyst.
- In order to make the catalysts, a metal oxide precursor is first dissolved in deionized water to form a metal oxide precursor solution. The metal oxide precursor solution is then sonicated for a few minutes, and the solution is impregnated in a support material composed of multi-walled carbon nanotubes to form a slurry. The slurry is then sonicated for about two hours to form a homogeneous solid solution. Solids are removed from the homogeneous solid solution and dried in an oven for about 24 hours at a temperature of about 110° C. Drying is then followed by calcination in a tubular furnace in an argon atmosphere for about three hours at a temperature of 450° C. in order to decompose any nitrates in the samples.
- These and other features of the present invention will become readily apparent upon further review of the following specification and drawings.
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FIG. 1 is an X-ray diffraction (XRD) plot of NiO/MWCNT samples having Ni0 loadings of 10 wt %, 20 wt %, 30 wt % and 40 wt %. -
FIG. 2 is a graph of predicted crystal sizes for the NiO/MWCNT samples ofFIG. 1 , the crystal sizes being calculated using Scherrer's equation. -
FIG. 3 is an X-ray diffraction (XRD) plot of a SnO2/MWCNT sample having a SnO2 loading of 20 wt %. -
FIG. 4 is a graph illustrating linear sweep voltammetry curves for carbon dioxide reduction using the NiO/MWCNT catalyst samples ofFIG. 1 . -
FIG. 5 is a graph illustrating linear sweep voltammetry curves for carbon dioxide reduction using SnO2/MWCNT catalyst samples having SnO2 loadings of 10 wt %, 20 wt %, 30 wt % and 40 wt %. -
FIG. 6 is a graph showing chronoamperometry results for the NiO/MWCNT catalyst samples ofFIG. 1 . -
FIG. 7 is a graph showing chronoamperometry results for the SnO2/MWCNT catalyst samples ofFIG. 5 . - Similar reference characters denote corresponding features consistently throughout the attached drawings.
- The catalytic composition for the electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide relates to the electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide, and particularly to metal oxide catalysts for performing the reduction of carbon dioxide, where the catalysts are metal oxides supported by multi-walled carbon nanotubes. Nickel oxide (NiO) supported on multi-walled carbon nanotubes and tin dioxide (SnO2) supported on multi-walled carbon nanotubes are used. The metal oxides form 20 wt % of the catalyst.
- In order to make the catalysts, a metal oxide precursor is first dissolved in deionized water to form a metal oxide precursor solution. The metal oxide precursor solution is then sonicated for a few minutes, and the solution is impregnated in a support material composed of multi-walled carbon nanotubes to form a slurry. The slurry is then sonicated for about two hours to form a homogeneous solid solution. Solids are removed from the homogeneous solid solution and dried in an oven for about 24 hours at a temperature of about 110° C. Drying is then followed by calcination in a tubular furnace in an argon atmosphere for about three hours at a temperature of 450° C. in order to decompose any nitrates in the samples.
- The metal oxide precursor for NiO supported on multi-walled carbon nanotubes (NiO/MWCNT) is preferably nickel nitrate hexahydrate, Ni(NO3)2·6H2O. The metal oxide precursor for SnO2 supported on multi-walled carbon nanotubes (SnO2/MWCNT) is preferably tin chloride, SnCl2. In the preparation of SnO2/MWCNT, following the sonication of the metal oxide precursor solution, a small drop of hydrochloric acid (HCl) is preferably added, ensuring the impregnation of stannic oxide or tin dioxide (SnO2) on the multi-walled carbon nanotube support material, rather than stannous oxide or tin oxide (SnO).
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FIG. 1 illustrates X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns of different NiO/MWCNT catalysts synthesized with varying NiO loadings. It can be seen that all of the catalyst samples show similar XRD patterns, which indicates the presence of the same metal oxide phases at different metal loading of the catalysts. The first peak at 26° corresponds to carbon, while the other two peaks at 37° and 43° are NiO (111) and NiO (200), respectively. Further, the height of the first peak is increased with increased nickel loading on the MWCNT support material. This is an indication of larger nickel crystal size at higher metal loadings. In order to confirm this, the NiO crystalline size was calculated using Scherrer's equation, as shown inFIG. 2 . As shown, the nickel oxide crystallites become larger at higher loadings of NiO, resulting in poor dispersion. This was also seen in scanning electron microscope (SEM) analysis of the prepared samples. -
FIG. 3 illustrates XRD analysis of the SnO2/MWCNT catalyst for SnO2 loading of 20 wt %. Different crystalline phases of the SnO2/MWCNT catalyst were obtained. As shown, the SnO2 phase of (110) at a 20 angle of 26.63° overlaps with the carbon peak (002). Additionally, several other peaks of SnO2 are observed at 20 angles of 33.90°, 38.23°, 42.80°, 51.77°, 54.67°, 64.59° and 78.73°. Similar to the above, the SnO2 crystal size was also calculated using Scherrer's equation, resulting in a crystal size of 31.5 nm, which corresponds to the peak having the highest intensity. - SEM results for the NiO/MWCNT samples were consistent with the corresponding XRD plots. As the metal oxide content was increased, the crystalline size was seen to increase. This resulted in a decrease in dispersion. SEM was carried out with a magnification of 16,000× at a 1 μm scale. Quantitative analysis of the NiO/MWCNT samples was also carried out using energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) coupled with the SEM. Tables 1 and 2 below show the results for NiO/MWCNT samples having Ni0 loadings of 20 wt % and 40 wt %, respectively. The results of Table 1 have an error of an estimated error within 5.123% and the results of Table 2 have an estimated error within 6.04%.
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TABLE 1 Elemental Analysis of 20 wt % NiO/MWCNT Sample Element Weight Percent C 81.1 O 4.87 Ni 14.02 Total ~100 -
TABLE 2 Elemental Analysis of 40 wt % NiO/MWCNT Sample Element Weight Percent C 62.9 O 8.27 Ni 28.83 Total ~100 - SEM was similarly performed on the SnO2/MWCNT catalyst sample with 20 wt % loading of the SnO2. The SnO2 was found to be uniformly dispersed within the carbon nanotube matrix.
- The catalysts were used to make electrodes by pasting a slurry of the catalysts with a Nafion® binder onto carbon paper in layers and drying the paste at about 100° C., as known in the art. The metal oxide/MWCNT coated electrodes were as cathodes in the electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide. The electrodes were first tested by Linear Sweep Voltammetry (LSV) using 0.5M NaHCO3 solution saturated with CO2 as the electrolyte.
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FIGS. 4 and 5 illustrate linear sweep voltammetry (LSV) curves for carbon dioxide reduction using NiO/MWCNT and SnO2/MWCNT catalyst samples, respectively, used as electrodes for electrochemical reduction of the carbon dioxide with metal oxide loadings of 10 wt %, 20 wt %, 30 wt % and 40 wt %. The NiO/NWCNT and SnO2/MWCNT samples, with various metal oxide loadings, were evaluated using a saturated CO2 solution. The optimal NiO and SnO2 loadings for the reduction of CO2 in an electrochemical cell were obtained using LSV experiments. The parameter used to find the optimal catalyst was current density, since current density for electro-catalytic reactions is an indicator of rate of reaction. For all catalysts, the reduction of carbon dioxide was assumed to be greater at higher voltages. - It can be seen in
FIG. 4 that the optimal loading of NiO is found to be 20 wt % at different voltages vs. a saturated calomel electrode (SCE). The optimal parameter is the total amount of current produced. The catalyst with 30 wt % NiO shows a slight increase in current measurement to that obtained using the 20 wt % NiO loaded catalyst. The increase of NiO to 40 wt % shows a decrease in the current. This observation is consistent with the catalyst characterization results described above. As seen in the XRD analysis, the crystalline size of NiO particles was increased with the increase of the NiO content. Therefore, the larger NiO crystals behave like bulk metal, and the surface area available for the reaction starts decreasing, thus decreasing the reaction rate compared to the 20 wt % NiO content. This was further seen in the SEM analysis, where the dispersion of the NiO particles on MWCNT was poor in the cases of higher loading, and where the sizes of the particles were very large. Overall the 20 wt % NiO loaded samples were found to be best for the reduction of carbon dioxide. Similar analysis was carried out with SnO2/MWCNT catalyst samples, as shown inFIG. 5 . The optimal loading of SnO2 was found to be 20 wt %, the analysis being similar to that given above for NiO. - In addition to the XRD and LSV analysis,
FIG. 6 shows the results of chronoamperometry analysis for NiO/MWCNT catalyst samples with NiO loadings of 10 wt %, 20 wt %, 30 wt % and 40 wt %. Chronoamperometry was performed because it provides a more reliable and long term analysis than LSV. It is a steady state analysis that shows the actual current calculation for the series of catalysts over a long period of time. For present purposes, the current response was observed for 3000 seconds at a voltage of −1.7V vs. a SCE reference electrode. The −1.7V potential was selected given the objective of reducing the carbon dioxide at the minimum possible applied voltage (higher voltage, while being more favorable for the reduction of carbon dioxide, also leads to the evolution of more hydrogen). The chronoamperometry was also performed using a 0.5M NaHCO3 solution saturated with CO2 as the electrolyte. Similarly,FIG. 7 shows the results of chronoamperometry analysis for SnO2/MWCNT catalyst samples with SnO2 loadings of 10 wt %, 20 wt %, 30 wt % and 40 wt %. Similar to the above, the optimal catalysts for carbon dioxide reduction are found have 20 wt % metal oxides. - It is to be understood that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, but encompasses any and all embodiments within the scope of the following claims.
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