Waste lead–acid battery-derived catalyst

Fang, Wensheng; Guo, Wei; Lu, Ruihu; Yan, Ya; Liu, Xiaokang; Wu, Dan; Li, Fu; Zhou, Yansong; He, Chaohui; Xia, Chenfeng; Niu, Huiting; Wang, Sicong; Liu, Youwen; You, Bo; Pang, Yuanjie; Duan, Lele; Yang, Xuan; Song, Fei; Zhai, Tianyou; Wang, Guoxiong; Guo, Xingpeng; Tan, Bien; Yao, Tao; Wang, Ziyun; Xia, Bao Yu

Waste lead–acid battery-derived catalyst

Acidic CO₂-to-formate

A catalyst derived from waste lead–acid batteries enables durable CO₂ reduction to formic acid in an acidic proton-exchange membrane system, overcoming carbonate precipitation issues of alkaline systems.

Fang, Wensheng · Guo, Wei · Lu, Ruihu · Yan, Ya · Liu, Xiaokang · Wu, Dan · Li, Fu · Zhou, Yansong · He, Chaohui · Xia, Chenfeng · Niu, Huiting · Wang, Sicong · Liu, Youwen · You, Bo · Pang, Yuanjie · Duan, Lele · Yang, Xuan · Song, Fei · Zhai, Tianyou · Wang, Guoxiong · Guo, Xingpeng · Tan, Bien · Yao, Tao · Wang, Ziyun · Xia, Bao Yu

Nature 2024

Specifications

甲酸法拉第效率: {'zh': '93', 'en': ''} %
with hydrogen oxidation: {'zh': '91', 'en': '600'} mA cm⁻²

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