In-Situ Exsolution of Metal Nanoparticles in Solid Oxide Cells for Efficient Syngas Generation from Steam and Carbon Dioxide

摘要

The global sustainability targets require technologies to provide clean chemical and fuel feedstock molecules on a large scale often by employing renewable electricity as the energy input. Nowadays, syngas (carbon monoxide and hydrogen), the key intermediate for synthetic fuels through Fischer-Tropsch, is primarily generated from fossil fuels, which are responsible for gigantic energy consumption and green-house gases emissions. The co-electrolysis of carbon dioxide and steam in solid oxide electrolysis cells (SOECs) constitutes an emerging route for syngas feedstock production and thus, for storing the intermittent renewable electricity in the form of chemical bonds.