Recent progress of metal single-atom catalysts for energy applications

Q Yang, Y Jiang, H Zhuo, EM Mitchell, Q Yu - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Single-atom catalysts (SACs) have received tremendous attention in heterogeneous
catalysis because of their excellent catalytic performance and robust stability. Metal SACs …

Eutectics: formation, properties, and applications

D Yu, Z Xue, T Mu - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Various eutectic systems have been proposed and studied over the past few decades. Most
of the studies have focused on three typical types of eutectics: eutectic metals, eutectic salts …

Electrochemical synthesis of ammonia from nitric oxide using a copper–tin alloy catalyst

J Shao, H Jing, P Wei, X Fu, L Pang, Y Song, K Ye… - Nature Energy, 2023 - nature.com
Alternative routes to the Haber–Bosch process are being sought to electrify ammonia
synthesis. Nitric oxide can be electrocatalytically converted into ammonia, but the Faradaic …

Accessing Organonitrogen Compounds via C–N Coupling in Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction

Z Tao, CL Rooney, Y Liang, H Wang - Journal of the American …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Given the limited product variety of electrocatalytic CO2 reduction reactions solely from CO2
and H2O as the reactants, it is desirable to expand the product scope by introducing …

Cation substitution strategy for developing perovskite oxide with rich oxygen vacancy-mediated charge redistribution enables highly efficient nitrate electroreduction to …

K Chu, W Zong, G Xue, H Guo, J Qin… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The electrocatalytic nitrate (NO3–) reduction reaction (eNITRR) is a promising method for
ammonia synthesis. However, its efficacy is currently limited due to poor selectivity, largely …

Electrochemical ammonia synthesis: mechanistic understanding and catalyst design

H Shen, C Choi, J Masa, X Li, J Qiu, Y Jung, Z Sun - Chem, 2021 - cell.com
NH 3 production is dependent on the century-old Haber-Bosch process, which is energy and
capital intensive and relies on H 2 from steam reforming, hence, contributing to greenhouse …

Efficient Visible-Light-Driven CO2 Methanation with Self-Regenerated Oxygen Vacancies in Co3O4/NiCo2O4 Hetero-Nanocages: Vacancy-Mediated Selective …

M Ni, Y Zhu, C Guo, DL Chen, J Ning, Y Zhong… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Surface atomic vacancies in semiconductor photocatalysts are highly attractive for improving
catalysis efficiency and product selectivity, but the underlying mechanism of vacancy …

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 …

Recent progress in electrochemical synthesis of ammonia from nitrogen: strategies to improve the catalytic activity and selectivity

B Yang, W Ding, H Zhang, S Zhang - Energy & Environmental Science, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The modern ammonia synthesis industry founded by Haber–Bosch in 1913 has successfully
altered the history of food production, fed explosive population growth, and laid the …

Metallic Co Nanoarray Catalyzes Selective NH3 Production from Electrochemical Nitrate Reduction at Current Densities Exceeding 2 A cm−2

X Deng, Y Yang, L Wang, XZ Fu, JL Luo - Advanced Science, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Electrochemical nitrate reduction (NITRR) offers a promising alternative toward nitrogen
recycling and ammonia production under ambient conditions, for which highly active and …