The application belongs to the technical field of
electrochemistry, and provides a preparation method of a
bismuth-doped porous hollow nanosphere
electrode and application of the
electrode in electro-reduction of CO2 to produce
formic acid. The
bismuth-doped porous hollow nanosphere
electrode is used as a
cathode, and a
platinum sheet electrode is used as an
anode to electrocatalytically reduce
carbon dioxide, and the method is characterized in that
carbon dioxide can be efficiently reduced to produce
formic acid under mild conditions. The electrochemical reduction method has the advantages of simple process flow, convenient operation, mild
reaction conditions, high
formic acid yield, stable effect, and the like. The
bismuth-doped porous hollow nanosphere electrode has the advantages of good CO2 reduction performance, high formic acid current efficiency, high formic acid yield, long service life, easy
processing, low cost, and the like.