Construction of C–N bonds from small-molecule precursors through heterogeneous electrocatalysis

J Li, Y Zhang, K Kuruvinashetti… - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2022 - nature.com
Energy-intensive thermochemical processes within chemical manufacturing are a major
contributor to global CO2 emissions. With the increasing push for sustainability, the scientific …

Circumventing challenges: design of anodic electrocatalysts for hybrid water electrolysis systems

HY Wang, ML Sun, JT Ren… - Advanced Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Water electrolysis, driven by renewable energy resources, is a promising energy conversion
technology that has gained intensive interest in recent years. However, conventional water …

[HTML][HTML] Identifying and tailoring C–N coupling site for efficient urea synthesis over diatomic Fe–Ni catalyst

X Zhang, X Zhu, S Bo, C Chen, M Qiu, X Wei… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Electrocatalytic urea synthesis emerged as the promising alternative of Haber–Bosch
process and industrial urea synthetic protocol. Here, we report that a diatomic catalyst with …

[HTML][HTML] Efficient urea electrosynthesis from carbon dioxide and nitrate via alternating Cu–W bimetallic C–N coupling sites

Y Zhao, Y Ding, W Li, C Liu, Y Li, Z Zhao… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Electrocatalytic urea synthesis is an emerging alternative technology to the traditional
energy-intensive industrial urea synthesis protocol. Novel strategies are urgently needed to …

[HTML][HTML] Boosting urea electrooxidation on oxyanion-engineered nickel sites via inhibited water oxidation

X Gao, X Bai, P Wang, Y Jiao, K Davey… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Renewable energy-based electrocatalytic oxidation of organic nucleophiles (eg methanol,
urea, and amine) are more thermodynamically favourable and, economically attractive to …

Urea catalytic oxidation for energy and environmental applications

X Gao, S Zhang, P Wang, M Jaroniec… - Chemical Society …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Urea is one of the most essential reactive nitrogen species in the nitrogen cycle and plays
an indispensable role in the water-energy-food nexus. However, untreated urea or urine …

Unveiling the electrooxidation of urea: intramolecular coupling of the N− N bond

W Chen, L Xu, X Zhu, YC Huang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The nitrogenous nucleophile electrooxidation reaction (NOR) plays a vital role in the
degradation and transformation of available nitrogen. Focusing on the NOR mediated by the …

Carbon‐anchored molybdenum oxide nanoclusters as efficient catalysts for the electrosynthesis of ammonia and urea

M Sun, G Wu, J Jiang, Y Yang, A Du, L Dai… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The electrochemical NO3− reduction and its coupling with CO2 can provide novel and clean
routes to synthesize NH3 and urea, respectively. However, their practical application is still …

Emerging two-dimensional nanomaterials for electrocatalysis

H Jin, C Guo, X Liu, J Liu, A Vasileff, Y Jiao… - Chemical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Over the past few decades, the design and development of advanced electrocatalysts for
efficient energy conversion technologies have been subjects of extensive study. With the …

Strategies for designing more efficient electrocatalysts towards the urea oxidation reaction

D Zhu, H Zhang, J Miao, F Hu, L Wang… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The urea oxidation reaction (UOR) is a pivotal half-reaction for urea-assisted water splitting
to produce hydrogen, direct urea fuel cells and electrochemical degradation of urea …