PEC Cells for CO2 Conversion

As discussed in the Section 5.1.4, the cathodic part operates in the gas phase because this (1) simplifies the recovery of the reaction products (they can be collected by cooling the gas outlet from the flowing cell), (2) allows continuous operations and the use of large concentrations of C02, (3) greatly reduces mass-transfer limitations, 

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