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Advanced (photo)electrocatalytic approaches to substitute the use of fossil fuels in chemical production (2023)
Journal Article
Centi, G., Perathoner, S., Genovese, C., & Arrigo, R. (in press). Advanced (photo)electrocatalytic approaches to substitute the use of fossil fuels in chemical production. Chemical Communications, 59(21), 3005-3023. https://doi.org/10.1039/d2cc05132j

Electrification of the chemical industry for carbon-neutral production requires innovative (photo)electrocatalysis. This study highlights the contribution and discusses recent research projects in this area, which are relevant case examples to explor... Read More about Advanced (photo)electrocatalytic approaches to substitute the use of fossil fuels in chemical production.

Assessment of the Degradation Mechanisms of Cu Electrodes during the CO (2023)
Journal Article
Mom, R. V., Sandoval-Diaz, L., Gao, D., Chuang, C., Carbonio, E. A., Jones, T. E., …Velasco-Vélez, J. (in press). Assessment of the Degradation Mechanisms of Cu Electrodes during the CO. ACS applied materials & interfaces, 15(25), https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.2c23007

Catalyst degradation and product selectivity changes are two of the key challenges in the electrochemical reduction of CO on copper electrodes. Yet, these aspects are often overlooked. Here, we combine X-ray spectroscopy, electron microscopy, an... Read More about Assessment of the Degradation Mechanisms of Cu Electrodes during the CO.

Interfacial chemistry in the electrocatalytic hydrogenation of CO2 over C-Supported Cu-Based systems (2023)
Journal Article
Gianolio, D., Higham, M., Quesne, M., Aramini, M., Xu, R., Large, A., …Arrigo, R. (2023). Interfacial chemistry in the electrocatalytic hydrogenation of CO2 over C-Supported Cu-Based systems. ACS catalysis, 13,

Operando soft and hard X-ray spectroscopic techniques were used in combination with plane-wave density functional theory (DFT) simulations to rationalize the enhanced activities of Zn-containing Cu nanostructured electrocatalysts in the electrocataly... Read More about Interfacial chemistry in the electrocatalytic hydrogenation of CO2 over C-Supported Cu-Based systems.

Orange peel biomass‐derived carbon supported Cu electrocatalysts active in the CO2 ‐ reduction to formic acid (2023)
Journal Article
Miah, T., Demoro, P., Nduka, I., De Luca, F., Abate, S., & Arrigo, R. (2023). Orange peel biomass‐derived carbon supported Cu electrocatalysts active in the CO2 ‐ reduction to formic acid. ChemPhysChem, https://doi.org/10.1002/cphc.202200589

We report a green, wet chemistry approach towards the production of C‐supported Cu electrocatalysts active in the CO2 reduction to formic acid. We use citrus peels as a C support precursor and as a source of reducing agents for the Cu cations. We sho... Read More about Orange peel biomass‐derived carbon supported Cu electrocatalysts active in the CO2 ‐ reduction to formic acid.