The invention discloses an efficient CO2 electroreduction method and device for
anode and
cathode acid electrolyte connected in series, and the method comprises the following steps: pumping an
acid electrolyte into an
anode chamber, and enabling the
acid electrolyte to react on the surface of an
anode electrode to obtain an acid
electrolyte containing dissolved
oxygen; an acidic
electrolyte containing dissolved
oxygen is introduced into the
cathode chamber, and the dissolved
oxygen generates an OOH * intermediate at the
cathode electrode; cO2 is introduced into the surface of the catalyst layer of the cathode
gas diffusion electrode, the OOH * intermediate can reduce the energy barrier of CO2 molecule activation, and a stable * COOH intermediate and a stable * OCHO intermediate are obtained; and a * OCHO intermediate, the * OCHO intermediate continuing to be electrically reduced to form a product. The acidic
electrolyte is introduced from the anode side, the
coupling anode OER is driven by the acidic electrolyte from the anode side to the cathode side, the
proton concentration on the two sides is effectively balanced, and continuous and stable operation of CO2 electroreduction is facilitated; the dissolved oxygen generated by the anode OER can participate in CO2 electroreduction, and the dissolved oxygen in the electrolyte is beneficial to adjusting the
oxidation state of the catalyst in the CO2 electroreduction process, so that an efficient catalytic environment is maintained; meanwhile, the OOH * intermediate can reduce the energy barrier of CO2 molecule activation and stabilize the intermediate of the ECO2R product, so that the conversion efficiency of CO2 electroreduction is improved, and the efficient ECO2R process is realized.