Recent progress in electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction to ammonia (NRR)

Z Huang, M Rafiq, AR Woldu, QX Tong, D Astruc… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
Ammonia is an essential raw ingredient for fertilizers, a carbon-free hydrogen carrier, and an
alternative fuel. The natural process of producing ammonia cannot meet the rapidly growing …

Recent advances in electrocatalytic ammonia synthesis

L Ouyang, J Liang, Y Luo, D Zheng, S Sun, Q Liu… - Chinese Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Artificial electrocatalytic ammonia (NH 3) synthesis is recently becoming a research hotspot.
It can couple with clean renewable electricity, which is considered an energy-efficient and …

Durable Electrocatalytic Reduction of Nitrate to Ammonia over Defective Pseudobrookite Fe2TiO5 Nanofibers with Abundant Oxygen Vacancies

H Du, H Guo, K Wang, X Du, BA Beshiwork… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
We propose the pseudobrookite Fe2TiO5 nanofiber with abundant oxygen vacancies as a
new electrocatalyst to ambiently reduce nitrate to ammonia. Such catalyst achieves a large …

Constructing Co@TiO2 Nanoarray Heterostructure with Schottky Contact for Selective Electrocatalytic Nitrate Reduction to Ammonia

X Fan, D Zhao, Z Deng, L Zhang, J Li, Z Li, S Sun… - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Electrochemical nitrate (NO3−) reduction reaction (NO3− RR) is a potential
sustainable route for large‐scale ambient ammonia (NH3) synthesis and regulating the …

Ambient Ammonia Synthesis via Electrochemical Reduction of Nitrate Enabled by NiCo2O4 Nanowire Array

Q Liu, L Xie, J Liang, Y Ren, Y Wang, L Zhang, L Yue… - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
NiCo2O4 nanowire array on carbon cloth (NiCo2O4/CC) is proposed as a highly active
electrocatalyst for ambient nitrate (NO3−) reduction to ammonia (NH3). In 0.1 m NaOH …

High-Efficiency N2 Electroreduction Enabled by Se-Vacancy-Rich WSe2–x in Water-in-Salt Electrolytes

P Shen, X Li, Y Luo, Y Guo, X Zhao, K Chu - ACS nano, 2022 - ACS Publications
Electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) is a promising approach for renewable
NH3 production, while developing the NRR electrocatalysis systems with both high activity …

Recent developments in heterogeneous electrocatalysts for ambient nitrogen reduction to ammonia: Activity, challenges, and future perspectives

MA Mushtaq, M Arif, G Yasin, M Tabish, A Kumar… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Ammonia (NH 3) plays a significant role in fertilizer production to support the ever-increasing
population and serves as a renewable energy carrier as well as a zero-carbon emission …

Favorable Energy Band Alignment of TiO2 Anatase/Rutile Heterophase Homojunctions Yields Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution with Quantum Efficiency Exceeding …

X Ruan, X Cui, Y Cui, X Fan, Z Li, T Xie… - Advanced Energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Developing the technology for high yielding photocatalytic hydrogen evolution reactions is
an important challenge. Development and optimization of photocatalytic junctions is a likely …

Recent advance in heterogenous electrocatalysts for highly selective nitrite reduction to ammonia under ambient condition

L Yue, W Song, L Zhang, Y Luo, Y Wang, T Li… - Small …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Industrial ammonia production mainly relies on the conventional Haber–Bosch process
accompanied by high energy consumption and plentiful carbon dioxide emissions, which …

Advanced electrocatalysts with single-metal-atom active sites

Y Wang, H Su, Y He, L Li, S Zhu, H Shen, P Xie… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Electrocatalysts with single metal atoms as active sites have received increasing attention
owing to their high atomic utilization efficiency and exotic catalytic activity and selectivity …