This research falls under the categories of nanotechnology and “green” technologies and aims to develop new catalytically active electrodes for the utilization of the greenhouse gas CO₂ and for the electrochemical synthesis of commercial chemical products. The key element is the laser treatment of the silver cathode surface, which forms highly regular nanostructures with a large specific surface area. This provides significantly higher catalytic activity than a smooth silver surface and enables rapid, efficient reduction of CO₂ in a non-aqueous medium (acetonitrile).
Main benefits
- High specific surface area — ensures intensive electrochemical reduction of CO₂.
- Process stability — catalytic activity is maintained over a long period of time.
- Environmental friendliness — requires no additional reagents, reducing the cost of the technology.
Problem solving
- Low CO₂ reduction efficiency on smooth silver cathodes.
- Limited specific surface area of traditional electrodes.
- High cost and complexity of existing CO₂ utilization technologies.
We offer
Use of laser modification to create catalytically active electrodes. Sale of licenses/know-how.
Ownership
Ukrainian Utility Model Patent No. 1838301
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