Electrocatalytic reduction of nitrate–a step towards a sustainable nitrogen cycle

H Xu, Y Ma, J Chen, W Zhang, J Yang - Chemical society reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Nitrate enrichment, which is mainly caused by the over-utilization of fertilisers and industrial
sewage discharge, is a major global engineering challenge because of its negative …

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 …

Membrane electrode assembly design for lithium-mediated electrochemical nitrogen reduction

X Cai, Z Shadike, X Cai, X Li, L Luo, L An… - Energy & …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Ammonia is closely associated with the food supply and production of chemicals in modern
society. Motived by the global shift toward green production, the synthesis of ammonia via …

Defect and interface engineering in metal sulfide catalysts for the electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction reaction: a review

S Chen, X Liu, J Xiong, L Mi, XZ Song… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The development of a green and sustainable process for electrochemical ammonia
synthesis has a significant impact on modern society in terms of agricultural and industrial …

“Sabatier principle” of d electron number for describing the nitrogen reduction reaction performance of single-atom alloy catalysts

T Dai, Z Wang, X Lang, Q Jiang - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The recently emerged single-atom alloy (SAA) catalysts have the combined merits of single-
atom catalysts (SACs) and alloy catalysts, thus showing great potential for driving nitrogen …

Green energy harvesting from CO2 and NOx by MXene materials: Detailed historical and future prospective

HMA Sharif, M Rashad, I Hussain, A Abbas… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2024 - Elsevier
Improving the carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxide reduction reactions (CO 2 RR and NORR)
can reduce anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions while selectively producing …

Competing hydrogen evolution reaction: a challenge in electrocatalytic nitrogen fixation

J Chen, H Cheng, LX Ding, H Wang - Materials Chemistry Frontiers, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Ammonia (NH3) is an important chemical for human beings; however, the majority of NH3 is
produced by the energy-intensive and environmentally unfriendly Haber–Bosch process …

Identifying the active sites and intermediates on copper surfaces for electrochemical nitrate reduction to ammonia

Y Kim, J Ko, M Shim, J Park, HH Shin, ZH Kim… - Chemical …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Copper (Cu) is a widely used catalyst for the nitrate reduction reaction (NO3RR), but its
susceptibility to surface oxidation and complex electrochemical conditions hinders the …

Sulfur-regulated CoSe 2 nanowires with high-charge active centers for electrochemical nitrate reduction to ammonium

W Zhang, Y Wen, H Chen, M Wang, C Zhu… - Materials …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Developing high-efficiency electrocatalysts for nitrate-to-ammonia transformation holds
significant promise for the production of ammonia, a crucial component in agricultural …

Engineering the plant microenvironment to facilitate plant-growth-promoting microbe association

AT Zvinavashe, I Mardad, M Mhada… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2021 - ACS Publications
New technologies that enhance soil biodiversity and minimize the use of scarce resources
while boosting crop production are highly sought to mitigate the increasing threats that …