CO2RUe Electrolysis Capabilities

The CO₂ Reduction and Upgrading for e-Fuels Consortium (CO₂RUe) uses carbon dioxide (CO₂) electrolysis research capabilities to improve the design, efficiency, and effectiveness of electrochemical conversion technologies.

CO₂RUe CO₂ Electrolysis Projects

Collaborators: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

Increase the carbon efficiencies of CO₂ electrolysis and syngas fermentation to incentivize carbon capture from industrial CO₂-containing waste gases, this bolt-on technology to produce fuels and high-value chemical intermediates from CO₂.

Collaborators: NREL

Improve CO₂ utilization through the incorporation of industrially relevant hardware and a scalable component design.

Collaborators: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)

Design novel cathode and membrane molecular materials for selective CO₂ reduction to methanol and efficient separation of cathode and anode regions of the electrolyzer.

Collaborators: NREL and the Chemical Catalysis for Bioenergy Consortium

Enable scaleup of low-temperature CO₂electrolyzers by developing standard testing procedures, diagnostics, and quantifying degradation in the membrane electrode assembly environment.

Electrolyzer scaleup and benchmarking
Performance and durability testing
Electrochemical diagnostics to characterize electrode properties and interfaces
Molecular catalysts: engineering, synthesis, and hybrid electrode preparation
Ink formulation and processing coating translation
Heterogeneous catalyst synthesis and microenvironment design
In situ and ex situ X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, cyclic voltammetry
Multiphysics simulations and design optimization
3D printing of electrolyzer components

Questions? Contact CO₂RUe to learn more and explore partnership opportunities for R&D in CO₂ reduction and upgrading technologies.