A5023349718- Ionic liquids properties and applications
- CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts
- Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis
- Advanced machining processes and optimization
- Advanced Machining and Optimization Techniques
- Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques
- Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
- Non-Destructive Testing Techniques
University of Louisville
2022-2024
The conversion of waste CO2 to value-added chemicals through electrochemical reduction is a promising technology for mitigating climate change while simultaneously providing economic opportunities. use non-aqueous solvents like methanol allows higher availability and novel products. In this work, the electrochemistry in acidic catholyte at Pb working electrode was investigated using separate aqueous anolyte promote sustainable water oxidation half-reaction. selectivity among methyl formate...
Electrochemical CO2 reduction has promise as a technology that could help society reach carbon neutrality while producing valuable fuels and chemicals. Herein, the electrochemical synthesis of methyl formate, product not observed in aqueous electrolysis, been analyzed by rigorous technoeconomic model to evaluate its commercial viability. Methyl formate demonstrated with high faradaic efficiency through electroreduction methanol. Four competing approaches were analyzed: (1) captured dual...
Electrochemical CO2 reduction from renewable energy is a promising route to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions waste sources while generating value-added products. electroreduction in methanol particularly interesting due the increased solubility compared water and propensity form methyl formate, product absent aqueous electrolysis. Four factors have been identified as critical achieving prolonged high selectivity for formate production on Pb cathode methanol: pH near electrode, low bulk pH,...
Electrochemical reduction of CO2 to valuable chemicals using renewable energy is a promising approach economically incentivizing lower greenhouse gas emissions. electroreduction in ethanol unprecedented despite being sustainable and relatively safe solvent. Here, we demonstrate that electrochemical acidic on Pb Sn cathodes can lead the production ethyl formate, novel three-carbon ester product. Combining formic acid these solvents with an situ acid-catalyzed Fischer esterification reaction...
Despite the promise of electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction as a technology for production clean fuels and decarbonization chemical industry, research has mostly focused on aqueous systems with relatively limited set products that have been achieved via electrosynthesis. Increasingly, CO2 electroreduction in nonaqueous solvents is being pursued to develop new avenues expanding suite can be made high selectivity. alcohols coupled situ esterification produce esters one such route utilizes...
Abstract Recently, tandem cathodic reactions have been demonstrated in non‐aqueous solvents to couple CO 2 reduction a secondary reaction create novel species that are not produced aqueous electrolysis. One can be performed with high selectivity and durability is the electrochemical conversion of formic acid in‐situ esterification methanol produce methyl formate. However, translation high‐performance flow electrolyzer far from trivial, as catholyte leads reactor challenges including flooding...
This paper presents results of the Electrochemical Machining (ECM) process, which was used to machine SS AISI 202.Specifically, Material Removal Rate (MRR) and Surface Roughness (SR) as a function ECM were determined.The experimental work based on Taguchi approach experimentation table L 32 used.Furthermore, theoretical computational model is presented illustrate influence parameter variations in results.In addition this independent parameters such time electrolysis, voltage, current,...