公开(公告)号：US20180010255A1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-11

申请号：US15699151

申请日：2017-09-08

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Hiroshi HASHIBA ,  Masahiro DEGUCHI ,  Satoshi YOTSUHASHI ,  Yuka YAMADA

IPC: C25B3/04 ,  C25B11/04 ,  C25B9/08 ,  C25B15/02

CPC classification number: C25B3/04 ,  C25B9/08 ,  C25B11/0405 ,  C25B11/0431 ,  C25B11/0473 ,  C25B11/0494 ,  C25B15/02

Abstract: The present invention provides a methanol generation device for generating methanol by reducing carbon dioxide, comprising: a container for storing an electrolyte solution containing carbon dioxide; a cathode electrode disposed in the container so as to be in contact with the electrolyte solution; an anode electrode disposed in the container so as to be in contact with the electrolyte solution; and an external power supply for applying a voltage so that a potential of the cathode electrode is negative with respect to a potential of the anode electrode. The cathode electrode has a region of Cu1-x-yNixAuy (0