反应微环境对涉及气体的电化学反应影响的研究综述
A Review of Studies on the Effect of Reaction Microenvironments on Electrochemical Reactions Involving Gases
DOI: 10.12677/JAPC.2023.124036, PDF,    国家自然科学基金支持
作者: 柯佳伟, 李同飞, 钱 涛, 曹宇锋*：南通大学化学化工学院，江苏 南通
关键词: 电催化；微环境；二氧化碳还原；氮还原；三相界面；Electrocatalysis； Microenvironment； Carbon Dioxide Reduction； Nitrogen Reduction； Three-Phase Interface
摘要: 近年来，为了实现清洁、可再生和高效的能源技术，对涉及气体的电化学反应的理解取得了实质性进展。然而，反应界面微环境对电催化性能(活性、选择性和耐久性)的具体影响机制尚不清楚。本文通过对二氧化碳还原反应和氮气还原反应等气体电催化的界面微环境进行了全面的了解，通过对电解槽层面的总结，如设备的优化，实验条件的控制和工作电极的设计和电解质层面(增加气体溶解度，调节质子供应和替代阳极反应)的调研，旨在检索微环境与电化学性能之间的相关性和相应的反应机制。最后，提出了今后在气体电化学反应中微环境对其影响研究的重点。
Abstract: Substantial progress has been made in recent years in the understanding of electrochemical reactions involving gases in order to realize clean, renewable and efficient energy technologies. However, the specific mechanisms by which the interfacial microenvironment of the reaction affects the electrocatalytic performance (activity, selectivity, and durability) are still unclear. This paper provides a comprehensive understanding of the interfacial microenvironment of gas electrocatalysis, such as carbon dioxide reduction reaction and nitrogen reduction reaction, and aims to retrieve the correlation between the microenvironment and electrochemical performance and the corresponding correlation between the microenvironment and electrochemical performance and the corresponding reaction mechanism by summarizing the electrolyzer level, such as the optimization of the equipment, the control of experimental conditions and the design of the working electrodes, and the electrolyte level (increase of the gas solubility, the modulation of the supply of protons and the substitution of anodic reactions) reaction mechanisms. Finally, the focus of future research in the influence of microenvironment on gas electrochemical reaction is proposed.
文章引用：柯佳伟, 李同飞, 钱涛, 曹宇锋. 反应微环境对涉及气体的电化学反应影响的研究综述[J]. 物理化学进展, 2023, 12(4): 366-386. https://doi.org/10.12677/JAPC.2023.124036

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