Electrochemical conversion of CH4 to methanol mediated by CO

Co–PI: Elisabete Inacio Santiago – IPEN – eisantia@ipen.br

The project aims to develop new electrode and electrolyte materials to be used in a methane (CH₄) to methanol (CH₃OH) electrochemical reactor. In this context, it is intended to produce polymeric solid electrolytes carrying carbonate ions (CO₃^2–) with high ionic conductivity, low gas permeability and high chemical and mechanical stabilities, as well as selective and efficient electrocatalysts for both anode and cathode electrodes. The materials with the best physico–chemical properties will be evaluated in an electrochemical reactor capable of producing methanol from the methane (CH₄) mediated by carbon dioxide (CO₂) at low temperatures (<80 °C).