A brief review of oxide-derived materials for selective electrochemical reduction of CO2

Abstract Rising CO2 emissions and the need for sustainable energy solutions have created a strong demand for technologies that can simultaneously mitigate carbon levels and generate valuable chemicals. Electrochemical CO2 reduction (CO2RR) is one of the promising methods for transforming CO2 into useful products and addressing the energy and environmental crisis. The electrochemical CO2 reduction process (CO2RR), which is catalyzed by oxide-derived metal electrocatalysts, has been the subject of extensive research in recent years. This study revealed that CO2 conversion into particular carbon compounds occurs on oxide-derived surfaces. The metallic nanocatalysts design, manufacturing and faradic efficiency to catalyze the electrochemical CO2RR are the main topic of this review. Oxide-derived metal electrocatalyst has greater selectivity and activity toward CO2 reduction into useful products. Compared to polycrystalline catalysts, oxide-derived metal electrodes have stronger electrocatalytic stability, Faradic efficiency and a lower onset potential for reducing CO2 into a variety of valuable chemicals.