The invention relates to a method for synergistically promoting electroreduction of
carbon dioxide on the surface of
copper into a C2 product through small molecules and a
polymer, in particular to an efficient electrocatalytic
carbon dioxide reduction
system formed by co-modifying
benzotriazole and
polyvinylidene fluoride on the surface of
copper, and belongs to the technical field of catalytic energy. According to the preparation method,
benzotriazole (BTA) and
polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) are sequentially coated on
copper (Cu), so that a Cu-BTA-PVDF catalyst is formed. In a reaction of electrocatalytically reducing
carbon dioxide into a C2 product, the small molecules can regulate a surface
electronic structure or stabilize a key intermediate, and the
polymer can encapsulate the small molecules to prevent the small molecules from falling off and exert an additional effect of the
polymer. And the
Faraday efficiency is remarkably improved under different overpotentials. After the catalyst is replaced by a copper-silver (CuAg) bimetallic catalyst, BTA and PVDF are sequentially coated, so that the
Faraday efficiency of a C2 product is further improved. The smooth implementation of the patent provides a universal, simple, convenient and efficient strategy for regulating and improving the
Faraday efficiency (FE) of reducing carbon dioxide into a C2 product through electro-
catalysis, solves the problem of unstable structure of the conventional
system, and provides greater possibility for industrialization in the field of electro-
catalysis carbon dioxide reduction.