Integrated Capture and Electroreduction of Low‐Concentration CO2 to CO Using Geopolymer|Graphene‐Cobalt Phthalocyanine Composite

Green electricity‐driven electrocatalytic CO2 reduction (e‐CO2RR) has emerged as a promising approach to upcycle CO2 into valuable chemicals and fuels, paving the way for a carbon‐neutral economy. The success of such a device relies on the development of cost‐effective catalysts that can efficiently...

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Main Authors: Eunice Estrella De Guzman, Tzu‐Hsuan Wang, Michael Angelo B. Promentilla, Chia‐Yu Lin
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Language:English
Published: Wiley-VCH 2025-07-01
Series:Advanced Energy & Sustainability Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/aesr.202500080
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author Eunice Estrella De Guzman
Tzu‐Hsuan Wang
Michael Angelo B. Promentilla
Chia‐Yu Lin
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Tzu‐Hsuan Wang
Michael Angelo B. Promentilla
Chia‐Yu Lin
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description Green electricity‐driven electrocatalytic CO2 reduction (e‐CO2RR) has emerged as a promising approach to upcycle CO2 into valuable chemicals and fuels, paving the way for a carbon‐neutral economy. The success of such a device relies on the development of cost‐effective catalysts that can efficiently and selectively catalyze e‐CO2RR. In the present contribution, the high activity and selectivity of graphene‐supported CoPc (graphene‐CoPc) are demonstrated toward CO generation from e‐CO2RR by encapsulating graphene|CoPc into Perlite–Metakaolin‐based geopolymer (geopolymer|graphene‐CoPc). The high electric conductivity (3.52 ± 0.4 S m−1) and CO2 adsorption capability (0.16 mmol CO2 g−1) of the geopolymer matrix, obtained through the systematic investigation and optimization of synthetic conditions, facilitate the charge transfer and provide high local CO2 concentration. Consequently, this significantly enhancing both turnover frequency (2.3 ± 0.3 s−1) and Faradaic efficiency (93.7 ± 3.1%) of geopolymer|graphene‐CoPc for CO production from the low‐concentration CO2 (≈40%) in simulated biogas atmosphere at a low η of 0.69 V as compared to the pristine graphene‐CoPc (turnover frequency: 1.37 ± 0.1 s−1 and Faradic efficiency: 46.3 ± 2.0%).
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spelling doaj-art-031d72946bd7451e88902b8fe1a0aaba2025-08-20T03:50:06ZengWiley-VCHAdvanced Energy & Sustainability Research2699-94122025-07-0167n/an/a10.1002/aesr.202500080Integrated Capture and Electroreduction of Low‐Concentration CO2 to CO Using Geopolymer|Graphene‐Cobalt Phthalocyanine CompositeEunice Estrella De Guzman0Tzu‐Hsuan Wang1Michael Angelo B. Promentilla2Chia‐Yu Lin3Department of Chemical Engineering National Cheng Kung University Tainan City 70101 TaiwanDepartment of Chemical Engineering National Cheng Kung University Tainan City 70101 TaiwanDepartment of Chemical Engineering De La Salle University 2401 Taft Avenue Manila 022 PhilippinesDepartment of Chemical Engineering National Cheng Kung University Tainan City 70101 TaiwanGreen electricity‐driven electrocatalytic CO2 reduction (e‐CO2RR) has emerged as a promising approach to upcycle CO2 into valuable chemicals and fuels, paving the way for a carbon‐neutral economy. The success of such a device relies on the development of cost‐effective catalysts that can efficiently and selectively catalyze e‐CO2RR. In the present contribution, the high activity and selectivity of graphene‐supported CoPc (graphene‐CoPc) are demonstrated toward CO generation from e‐CO2RR by encapsulating graphene|CoPc into Perlite–Metakaolin‐based geopolymer (geopolymer|graphene‐CoPc). The high electric conductivity (3.52 ± 0.4 S m−1) and CO2 adsorption capability (0.16 mmol CO2 g−1) of the geopolymer matrix, obtained through the systematic investigation and optimization of synthetic conditions, facilitate the charge transfer and provide high local CO2 concentration. Consequently, this significantly enhancing both turnover frequency (2.3 ± 0.3 s−1) and Faradaic efficiency (93.7 ± 3.1%) of geopolymer|graphene‐CoPc for CO production from the low‐concentration CO2 (≈40%) in simulated biogas atmosphere at a low η of 0.69 V as compared to the pristine graphene‐CoPc (turnover frequency: 1.37 ± 0.1 s−1 and Faradic efficiency: 46.3 ± 2.0%).https://doi.org/10.1002/aesr.202500080biogas upgradingCO2 affinitiesdiluted CO2electrochemical upcycling of CO2graphene‐supported cobalt phthalocyanine
spellingShingle Eunice Estrella De Guzman
Tzu‐Hsuan Wang
Michael Angelo B. Promentilla
Chia‐Yu Lin
Integrated Capture and Electroreduction of Low‐Concentration CO2 to CO Using Geopolymer|Graphene‐Cobalt Phthalocyanine Composite
Advanced Energy & Sustainability Research
biogas upgrading
CO2 affinities
diluted CO2
electrochemical upcycling of CO2
graphene‐supported cobalt phthalocyanine
title Integrated Capture and Electroreduction of Low‐Concentration CO2 to CO Using Geopolymer|Graphene‐Cobalt Phthalocyanine Composite
title_full Integrated Capture and Electroreduction of Low‐Concentration CO2 to CO Using Geopolymer|Graphene‐Cobalt Phthalocyanine Composite
title_fullStr Integrated Capture and Electroreduction of Low‐Concentration CO2 to CO Using Geopolymer|Graphene‐Cobalt Phthalocyanine Composite
title_full_unstemmed Integrated Capture and Electroreduction of Low‐Concentration CO2 to CO Using Geopolymer|Graphene‐Cobalt Phthalocyanine Composite
title_short Integrated Capture and Electroreduction of Low‐Concentration CO2 to CO Using Geopolymer|Graphene‐Cobalt Phthalocyanine Composite
title_sort integrated capture and electroreduction of low concentration co2 to co using geopolymer graphene cobalt phthalocyanine composite
topic biogas upgrading
CO2 affinities
diluted CO2
electrochemical upcycling of CO2
graphene‐supported cobalt phthalocyanine
url https://doi.org/10.1002/aesr.202500080
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