Electrochemical nitrate reduction: ammonia synthesis and the beyond

Y Xiong, Y Wang, J Zhou, F Liu, F Hao… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Natural nitrogen cycle has been severely disrupted by anthropogenic activities. The overuse
of N‐containing fertilizers induces the increase of nitrate level in surface and ground waters …

Transition Metal Single‐Atom Catalysts for the Electrocatalytic Nitrate Reduction: Mechanism, Synthesis, Characterization, Application, and Prospects

T Xiang, Y Liang, Y Zeng, J Deng, J Yuan, W Xiong… - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Excessive accumulation of nitrate in the environment will affect human health. To combat
nitrate pollution, chemical, biological, and physical technologies have been developed …

Modulating the active hydrogen adsorption on Fe─ N interface for boosted electrocatalytic nitrate reduction with ultra‐long stability

H Luo, S Li, Z Wu, Y Liu, W Luo, W Li… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The electrocatalytic reduction of nitrate (NO3−) to nitrogen (N2) is an environmentally
friendly approach for efficient N‐cycle management (toward a nitrogen‐neutral cycle) …

Electrochemical nitrate reduction to ammonia with cation shuttling in a solid electrolyte reactor

FY Chen, A Elgazzar, S Pecaut, C Qiu, Y Feng… - Nature Catalysis, 2024 - nature.com
While electrochemical nitrate reduction to ammonia represents a promising route for water
treatment and ammonia generation, one critical challenge in the field is the need for high …

Pulsed electroreduction of low-concentration nitrate to ammonia

Y Huang, C He, C Cheng, S Han, M He, Y Wang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Electrocatalytic nitrate (NO3−) reduction to ammonia (NRA) has emerged as an
alternative strategy for effluent treatment and ammonia production. Despite significant …

Elucidating the intrinsic activity and selectivity of Cu for nitrate electroreduction

Z Ren, K Shi, X Feng - ACS Energy Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
Cu-based catalysts have been widely explored for the electrochemical nitrate reduction
reaction (NO3RR), while the intrinsic activity and selectivity of Cu metal for the NO3RR …

Molecular self-assembly in conductive covalent networks for selective nitrate electroreduction to ammonia

F Sun, Y Gao, M Li, Y Wen, Y Fang… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Electrochemical nitrate (NO3–) reduction in aqueous media provides a useful approach for
ammonia (NH3) synthesis. While efforts are focused on developing catalysts, the local …

Fractional Chern insulators versus nonmagnetic states in twisted bilayer

J Yu, J Herzog-Arbeitman, M Wang, O Vafek… - Physical Review B, 2024 - APS
Fractionally filled Chern bands with strong interactions may give rise to fractional Chern
insulator (FCI) states, the zero-field analog of the fractional quantum Hall effect. Recent …

Effects of ionic interferents on electrocatalytic nitrate reduction: mechanistic insight

J Fan, LK Arrazolo, J Du, H Xu, S Fang… - Environmental …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Nitrate, a prevalent water pollutant, poses substantial public health concerns and
environmental risks. Electrochemical reduction of nitrate (eNO3RR) has emerged as an …

Highly efficient metal-free nitrate reduction enabled by electrified membrane filtration

Y Fan, X Wang, C Butler, A Kankam, A Belgada… - Nature Water, 2024 - nature.com
Current methods for electrocatalytic destruction of nitrate in drinking water require metal
catalysts to achieve sufficient nitrate removal. However, metal-based catalysts involve …