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Electrochemical CO2 Reduction Cell

Simulate a CO2 electrolysis cathode: tune applied potential, catalyst and CO2 supply to see the tug-of-war between CO2 reduction products and competing hydrogen evolution, with live Faradaic efficiency and current density.

Chemistry & Materials3DModerate60 FPS
chemistry-ext-topic-22 ↗ Open standalone

This simulator models the cathode of a CO2 electrolyzer, where two reactions compete for the same supply of electrons: CO2 reduction, which converts dissolved CO2 into useful carbon products, and the hydrogen evolution reaction, which just wastes charge splitting water. Pick a catalyst, dial in the applied potential, and set how much CO2 reaches the surface (partial pressure and electrolyte flow) to watch the Faradaic efficiency split between the two pathways shift in real time, along with which specific CO2RR product dominates and whether the cell is kinetics-limited or diffusion-limited.

⚙ Under the hood

Simulate a CO2 electrolysis cathode: tune applied potential, catalyst and CO2 supply to see the tug-of-war between CO2 reduction products and competing hydrogen evolution, with live Faradaic efficiency and current density.

CO2 reductionelectrocatalysisFaradaic efficiencyhydrogen evolutionTafel kineticsmass transportelectrolysisThree.js

3D · Three.js / WebGL renderer · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install

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