Highly selective electrocatalytic reduction of CO₂ to ethane over a petal-like Zn(OH)₂/Cu₂₊₁O/Cu foam catalyst at low overpotentials

Abstract

Due to multiple reaction steps and a lack of efficient catalysts, the synthesis of ethane from the CO 2 electroreduction reaction (ECO 2 RR) is particularly challenging. A Zn(OH) 2 /Cu 2+1 O/CF catalyst was applied in electrocatalytic CO 2 reduction to ethane, which offers high selectivity at low overpotentials.