ABSTRACT
The electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2) has been studied extensively in a wide variety of conditions and analyzed with numerous techniques. It has been viewed as a potential component of a renewable energy cycle. CO2 reduction has been examined as a means for reducing climate change due to greenhouse gasses, as well as for the production of liquid fuels from solar, wind, and nuclear energy. The primary focus of current research in CO2 electroreduction is maximizing the current ef‚ciency, or Faradaic ef‚ciency, toward the production of speci‚c high-value products. To overcome this challenge, new selective electrocatalysts for an ef‚cient CO2 reduction should be found. This chapter summarizes the advances in materials and techniques reported on the electrochemical reduction of CO2 from the published papers available to the authors covering the years from 1963 to 2010.
