Research status of carbon nanofiber catalysts of electrospinning for electroreduction of CO<sub>2</sub>

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Abstract Electrocatalytic CO₂ reduction (CO₂RR) is an effective measure to alleviate the greenhouse effect. However, the reaction kinetics is slow and is accompanied by hydrogen evolution. Therefore, the development of catalysts with high performance has become a research hotspot of electrocatalytic CO₂RR. Electrospun carbon nanofibers have been widely used in the development of electrocatalytic CO₂RR catalysts due to their large specific surface area, high conductivity and controllable structure. Based on the mechanism of electrocatalysis of CO₂RR, the reaction paths of formic acid, carbon monoxide, ethylene, ethanol and other products were discussed. The research progress of non-metal doped carbon nanofiber and carbon nanofiber loaded metal catalysts for electrocatalysis of CO₂RR was summarized. Non-metallic doping can effectively change the surface defect density, electronic structure and surface chemical properties of the catalyst, and improve the performance of electrocatalytic CO₂RR. The d-orbital level of the metal atom is close to the Fermi level, which makes it easy to accept electrons in the reaction process, to optimize the electronic structure of the catalyst, change the kinetics of the electrocatalytic CO₂RR reaction, and improve the reaction rate. On this basis, the opportunities and challenges of electrocatalytic CO₂ reduction catalysts for electrospinning carbon nanofibers were put forward.

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	LUO Xuan
	ZHANG Mengran
	TANG Shiyin
	ZHAO Xiangbo
	TIAN Wutong
	GAO Xiaoming
	YAN Ting

Keywords： electrospinning CO₂ catalyst electrochemical reduction reaction mechanism

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LUO Xuan, ZHANG Mengran, TANG Shiyin, ZHAO Xiangbo, TIAN Wutong, GAO Xiaoming, YAN Ting.Research status of carbon nanofiber catalysts of electrospinning for electroreduction of CO₂[J] Chemcial Industry and Engineering, 2024,V41(3): 46-55

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