Intermetallic electride catalyst as a platform for ammonia synthesis

J Wu, J Li, Y Gong, M Kitano, T Inoshita… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Electrides loaded with transition‐metal (TM) nanoparticles have recently attracted attention
as emerging materials for catalytic NH3 synthesis. However, they suffer from disadvantages …

LaRuSi electride disrupts the scaling relations for ammonia synthesis

Y Gong, H Li, C Li, X Yang, J Wang… - Chemistry of …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Electrides have shown their significant advantages in NH3 synthesis as catalysts or supports
under mild conditions. A better understanding of the unconventional reaction kinetics of …

Unique catalytic mechanism for Ru-loaded ternary intermetallic electrides for ammonia synthesis

Y Gong, H Li, J Wu, X Song, X Yang… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Intermetallic electrides have recently shown their priority as catalyst components in
ammonia synthesis and CO2 activation. However, their function mechanism has been …

Nature of reactive hydrogen for ammonia synthesis over a Ru/C12A7 electride catalyst

J Kammert, J Moon, Y Cheng, L Daemen… - Journal of the …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Recently, there have been renewed interests in exploring new catalysts for ammonia
synthesis under mild conditions. Electride-based catalysts are among the emerging ones …

Water Durable Electride Y5Si3: Electronic Structure and Catalytic Activity for Ammonia Synthesis

Y Lu, J Li, T Tada, Y Toda, S Ueda… - Journal of the …, 2016 - ACS Publications
We report an air and water stable electride Y5Si3 and its catalytic activity for direct ammonia
synthesis. It crystallizes in the Mn5Si3-type structure and confines 0.79/fu anionic electrons …

[HTML][HTML] Acid-durable electride with layered ruthenium for ammonia synthesis: boosting the activity via selective etching

J Li, J Wu, H Wang, Y Lu, T Ye, M Sasase, X Wu… - Chemical …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Ruthenium (Ru) loaded catalysts are of significant interest for ammonia synthesis under mild
reaction conditions. The B5 sites have been reported as the active sites for ammonia …

Hydride-Based Electride Material, LnH2 (Ln = La, Ce, or Y)

H Mizoguchi, M Okunaka, M Kitano… - Inorganic …, 2016 - ACS Publications
In view of the strong electron-donating nature of H–and extensive vacancy formation in
metals by hydrogen insertion, a series of LnH2+ x (Ln= La, Ce, or Y) compounds with fluorite …

Boosted Activity of Cobalt Catalysts for Ammonia Synthesis with BaAl2O4–xHy Electrides

Y Jiang, R Takashima, T Nakao… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Electrides are promising support materials to promote transition metal catalysts for ammonia
synthesis due to their strong electron-donating ability. Cobalt (Co) is an alternative non …

Ammonia synthesis using a stable electride as an electron donor and reversible hydrogen store

M Kitano, Y Inoue, Y Yamazaki, F Hayashi… - Nature …, 2012 - nature.com
Industrially, the artificial fixation of atmospheric nitrogen to ammonia is carried out using the
Haber–Bosch process, but this process requires high temperatures and pressures, and …

Highly Dispersed Ru on Electride [Ca24Al28O64]4+(e)4 as a Catalyst for Ammonia Synthesis

Y Inoue, M Kitano, SW Kim, T Yokoyama, M Hara… - Acs …, 2014 - ACS Publications
A high surface area 12CaO· 7Al2O3 electride (HT-C12A7: e–) was synthesized by the
hydrothermal process and subsequent reduction with CaH2 as a reducing agent, and was …