کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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178758 | 459318 | 2016 | 5 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
![عکس صفحه اول مقاله: The electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2) to methanol in the presence of pyridoxine (vitamin B6) The electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2) to methanol in the presence of pyridoxine (vitamin B6)](/preview/png/178758.png)
• CO2 was electrochemically reduced in the presence of pyridoxine at a Pt electrode.
• CO2-saturated solutions gave larger currents than Ar-purged solutions.
• No observable cathodic processes were recorded on a glassy carbon electrode.
• Preparative scale reductions of CO2 gave 5% faradic yields for methanol formation.
Experiments aimed at ameliorating carbon dioxide (CO2) into methanol were explored using pyridoxine, a member of the vitamin B6 family, to enhance the reduction process. At a platinum electrode, an aqueous solution (pH ≈ 5) of pyridoxine showed a quasi-reversible redox couple with the cathodic peak detected at ca. − 0.55 V vs. Ag/AgCl (3 M KCl) in the presence of CO2 and argon. An increase in the corresponding cathodic peak current was observed following saturation of the solution with CO2 using a Pt electrode, but with no detectable reduction current recorded at a glassy carbon electrode for the same system. Confirmation of methanol formation during the pyridoxine-assisted CO2 reduction was conducted by using gas chromatography analysis of the electrolyzed solutions and faradic yields of ca. 5% were afforded. A combination of the results from the cyclic voltammetry and constant current chronopotentiometry experiments revealed an overpotential of ≤ 200 mV was required. The results indicate a potential utility of pyridoxine as an alternative reagent to the more toxic pyridine during the electrochemical reduction of CO2.
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Journal: Electrochemistry Communications - Volume 64, March 2016, Pages 69–73