Cu electrode is very efficient for electroreduction of CO2,while electrodeposited nano-Cu is much better.With the aim of optimizing the electrochemical catalytic behavior of nano-Cu electrode material toward electrochemical reduction of CO2,the electrodeposition conditions,such as deposition time,H2SO4 concentration,deposition potential and Cu2+ concentration,have been investigated.SEM was used to characterize the morphology of nano-Cu.Finally,the nano-Cu was used to the electrochemical synthesis of propylene carbonate from CO2 and propylene oxide.The investigation indicates that the nano-Cu has greater catalytic ability toward the electrochemical reduction of CO2 and higher yield of propylene carbonate can accomplish by using nano-Cu electrode.