Catalysis of alloys: classification, principles, and design for a variety of materials and reactions

Y Nakaya, S Furukawa - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
Alloying has long been used as a promising methodology to improve the catalytic
performance of metallic materials. In recent years, the field of alloy catalysis has made …

Methods for nitrogen activation by reduction and oxidation

H Iriawan, SZ Andersen, X Zhang, BM Comer… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract The industrial Haber–Bosch process to produce ammonia (NH3) from dinitrogen
(N2) is crucial for modern society. However, N2 activation is inherently challenging and the …

Vacancy-enabled N2 activation for ammonia synthesis on an Ni-loaded catalyst

TN Ye, SW Park, Y Lu, J Li, M Sasase, M Kitano… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Ammonia (NH3) is pivotal to the fertilizer industry and one of the most commonly produced
chemicals. The direct use of atmospheric nitrogen (N2) had been challenging, owing to its …

Plasma-driven catalysis: green ammonia synthesis with intermittent electricity

KHR Rouwenhorst, Y Engelmann, K van't Veer… - Green chemistry, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Ammonia is one of the most produced chemicals, mainly synthesized from fossil fuels for
fertilizer applications. Furthermore, ammonia may be one of the energy carriers of the future …

Greening ammonia toward the solar ammonia refinery

L Wang, M Xia, H Wang, K Huang, C Qian… - Joule, 2018 - cell.com
In light of the targets set out by the Paris Climate Agreement and the global energy sector's
ongoing transition from fossil fuels to renewables, the chemical industry is searching for …

Progress in the electrochemical synthesis of ammonia

V Kyriakou, I Garagounis, E Vasileiou, A Vourros… - Catalysis Today, 2017 - Elsevier
Ammonia is one of the most important and widely produced chemicals worldwide with a key
role in the growth of human population. Nowadays, the main route for ammonia synthesis is …

Contribution of nitrogen vacancies to ammonia synthesis over metal nitride catalysts

TN Ye, SW Park, Y Lu, J Li, M Sasase… - Journal of the …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Ammonia is one of the most important feedstocks for the production of fertilizer and as a
potential energy carrier. Nitride compounds such as LaN have recently attracted …

Nanoparticle ex-solution for supported catalysts: materials design, mechanism and future perspectives

JH Kim, JK Kim, J Liu, A Curcio, JS Jang, ID Kim… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Supported metal catalysts represent one of the major milestones in heterogeneous catalysis.
Such catalytic systems are feasible for use in a broad range of applications, including …

Ternary intermetallic LaCoSi as a catalyst for N2 activation

Y Gong, J Wu, M Kitano, J Wang, TN Ye, J Li… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Activating high-energy multiple bonds using earth-abundant metals is one of the most
significant challenges in catalysis. Here, we show that LaCoSi—a ternary intermetallic …

Sustainable ammonia production by non-thermal plasmas: Status, mechanisms, and opportunities

D Zhou, R Zhou, R Zhou, B Liu, T Zhang, Y Xian… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Ammonia is one of our most important industrial chemicals supporting the global food supply
as the major crop fertilizer. Moreover, it is increasingly being promoted as a promising …