Recent progress in research and design concepts for the characterization, testing, and photocatalysts for nitrogen reduction reaction

B Sun, S Lu, Y Qian, X Zhang, J Tian - Carbon Energy, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The reduction of molecular nitrogen (N2) to ammonia (NH3) under mild conditions is one of
the most promising studies in the energy field due to the important role of NH3 in modern …

Fundamentals and recent progress of photocatalytic nitrogen‐fixation reaction over semiconductors

S Chen, D Liu, T Peng - Solar Rrl, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
As a green energy carrier, a potential fuel and an essential chemical for the manufacturing of
fertilizers, plastics, and explosives, ammonia (NH3) is currently produced by Haber− Bosch …

Recent development of high-performance photocatalysts for N2 fixation: A review

DLT Nguyen, MA Tekalgne, THC Nguyen… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Photocatalytic N 2 fixation has emerged as a potential alternative pathway to synthesize NH
3. However, poor light absorption, restricted charge separation, the extreme stability of N 2 …

[HTML][HTML] An overview on nitride and nitrogen-doped photocatalysts for energy and environmental applications

W Wang, M Chen, D Huang, G Zeng, C Zhang… - Composites Part B …, 2019 - Elsevier
Semiconductor-based photocatalysis can utilize solar energy to solve the problems of
energy crisis and environmental pollution. How to construct a visible-light-driven (VLD) …

Recent advances in application of graphitic carbon nitride‐based catalysts for photocatalytic nitrogen fixation

L Zhang, S Hou, T Wang, S Liu, X Gao, C Wang… - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Ammonia, the second most‐produced chemical, is widely used in agricultural and industrial
applications. However, traditional industrial ammonia production dominated by the Haber …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in photocatalytic nitrogen fixation: from active sites to ammonia quantification methods

R Huang, X Li, W Gao, X Zhang, S Liang, M Luo - RSC advances, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Photocatalytic nitrogen fixation has become a hot topic in recent years due to its mild and
sustainable advantages. While modifying the photocatalyst to enhance its electron …

Advanced strategies for improving the photocatalytic nitrogen fixation performance: a short review

L Wang, W Wu, K Liang, X Yu - Energy & Fuels, 2022 - ACS Publications
As an indispensable energy source, ammonia plays a significant role in industrial and
agricultural production. Given that the current ammonia production is still dominated by the …

Photocatalytic nitrogen fixation: the role of defects in photocatalysts

M Cheng, C Xiao, Y Xie - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Nitrogen-containing compounds like ammonia (NH3) and nitrates are essential materials for
modern fertilizers, medicines, fibers, explosives, etc., which are closely relevant to the …

Photocatalysis and photoelectrocatalysis methods of nitrogen reduction for sustainable ammonia synthesis

K Ithisuphalap, H Zhang, L Guo, Q Yang… - Small …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Ammonia (NH3) is one of the essential chemicals as a fertilizer and as a starting reagent for
various chemicals with a production expectation of 200 million tonnes for 2018. With the …

Structural design and control of photocatalytic nitrogen-fixing catalysts

Y Xia, Y Xu, X Yu, K Chang, H Gong, X Fan… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The process of traditional synthetic nitrogen-fixing ammonia involves high energy
consumption and is not environmentally friendly due to severe reaction conditions. Thus, it is …