Jenny Yang (UCI)

Date: 

Monday, March 25, 2024, 4:15pm to 5:15pm

Location: 

Pfizer Lecture Hall

Title: Electrochemical CO₂ Capture, Concentration, and Conversion

CO₂ capture, concentration, and utilization are all important processes for a circular

carbon economy. Developing selective catalysts for concentration CO₂ reduction

without concomitant hydrogen evolution is a challenge. I will discuss our thermodynamic

and kinetic strategies for suppressing the hydrogen evolution reaction under reductive

conditions. I will also discuss our work in developing oxygen-stable systems for

electrochemical CO₂ capture and concentration using secondary hydrogenbonding

interactions. Lastly, I will discuss our work on integrating CO₂ capture and

conversion into catalytic systems that can take dilute streams of CO₂ directly into

products.