The invention relates to an electrochemical reducing method of
carbon dioxide in
ionic liquid and an electrochemical reducing device. The method comprises following steps: injecting
ionic liquid in a
cathode chamber in the electrochemical reducing device, inputting the
carbon dioxide, inputting
hydrogen on the inner side of an
anode bipolar plate, oxidizing the
hydrogen on an
anode, generating
hydrogen ions, enabling H+ to
traverse through
proton exchange membrane to reach a
cathode, transmitting electrons to the
cathode through an
external circuit, enabling the
carbon dioxide and the H+ to generate electrochemical reduction reaction on the cathode, generating
organic compound such as carbinol and the like, and obtaining the carbinol, water and other secondary reaction products through distilling the
organic compound which is generated. The
ionic liquid of the invention has very high electrical
conductivity and
ion mobility, the ionic liquid is suitable to be used as a media
system of electrochemical reaction, simultaneously, the ionic liquid has the advantages of low volatility and small
toxicity, competitive reaction of the H+ is inhibited, since the
solubility of the carbon dioxide in the ionic liquid is very high, the efficiency of the electrochemical reduction reaction of the carbon dioxide is also comparatively high, and the electrochemical method of the invention utilizes CO2 to generate the organic compounds such as the carbinol and the like (by products are aminic acid,
formaldehyde and the like), which realizes the
resource utilization of the CO2.