Cheap Zn–Cu powders enable electrochemical CO2 reduction

Abstract

The current chemical industry is encountering an urgent need for CO2 reduction. Producing CO and H2 from CO2 and H2O by using renewable electricity might be a feasible solution to produce “carbon-neutral” chemicals and fuels. Developing easily scalable catalysts is key to this. In this issue of Chem Catalysis, Hahn and co-workers show that Zn–Cu catalysts enable efficient CO2 electro-reduction.