APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Catalysis for electrochemical CO2 reduction Sustainable synthesis of carbon products BENEFITS: Highly productive catalysis, featuring: First molecular catalyst to exhibit electronic delocalization Over 90% reaction selectivity Turnover frequencies of 100,000 s-1 at low overpotentials No degradation over 20 … [Read more...] about Metal-Ligand Exchange Coupling for Electrochemical CO2 Reduction 2020-035
Electrocatalyst
Potentiostat Current-Potential Decoupler for Optimizing Electrochemical Processes 2020-078
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Electrochemical devices for various chemical transformations System that enables access to a new regime of electrochemistry for research & development Optimization system and method for industrial-scale electrochemical processes BENEFITS: Significantly expands the range of conditions (i.e. polarization coordinates) over which … [Read more...] about Potentiostat Current-Potential Decoupler for Optimizing Electrochemical Processes 2020-078
Enhancing Carbon Dioxide Electrolysis Using Novel Nanoparticle Electrocatalysts with Pseudocapacitive Properties 2020-042
Electrocatalyst for CO2 to CO conversion with 99% selectivity and ~10% improvement in energy efficiency over competing catalysts, with minimal use of precious metals and at ambient temperature/pressure APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: This invention is best suited for companies looking to efficiently convert large CO2 waste streams into useful feedstock CO-using … [Read more...] about Enhancing Carbon Dioxide Electrolysis Using Novel Nanoparticle Electrocatalysts with Pseudocapacitive Properties 2020-042
Nanoparticle Catalysts for Carbon Dioxide Reduction 2017-003
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: CO2 Reduction Electrolysis Ethanol or formate oxidation Nitrogen fixation ADVANTAGES: Plasticity Effective simplified integration process Reduced overpotential for CO2 reduction ABSTRACT: A team of Berkeley Lab Researchers led by Peidong Yang has developed a technology for controllably depositing nanoparticle … [Read more...] about Nanoparticle Catalysts for Carbon Dioxide Reduction 2017-003
Copper Nanoparticle Ensembles for Selective Conversion of Carbon Dioxide to C2-C3 Products in Aqueous Media 2017-021
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Renewable C2-C3 fuels and chemicals ADVANTAGES: High selectivity and efficiency for multi-carbon products, e.g., ethylene, ethanol, and propanol Low energy input Direct reduction of CO2 to multi-carbon products ABSTRACT: A Berkeley Lab team led by Peidong Yang has developed an artificial photosynthesis pathway to generate … [Read more...] about Copper Nanoparticle Ensembles for Selective Conversion of Carbon Dioxide to C2-C3 Products in Aqueous Media 2017-021