Im working on calculation which involve the energy efficiency of producing formate by CO2 electroreduction.
I wonder how to convert the reported cathodic energy efficiency (71%) of papers e.g (1) this paper or (2) this paper into an overall energy efficiency.
I want to assume that water is oxidized at an anode. If needed we can plug in an assumed efficiency for the anode reaction.
I am relatively new to electrochemistry, and trying to learn so forgive me if this is trivial, but I can barely find the term "cathodic energy efficiency" online for me to learn this.