Critical review in electrocatalytic nitrate reduction to ammonia towards a sustainable nitrogen utilization

Z Zhang, N Zhang, J Zhang, B Deng, Z Cao… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Nitrate in wastewater poses a serious threat to ecological safety and human health.
Electrocatalytic nitrate reduction (eNO 3-R) to ammonia is a promising way, which can …

Tandem Nitrate‐to‐Ammonia Conversion on Atomically Precise Silver Nanocluster/MXene Electrocatalyst

L Liu, SJ Zheng, H Chen, J Cai… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Electrocatalytic reduction of nitrate (NO3RR) to synthesize ammonia (NH3) provides a
competitive manner for carbon neutrality and decentralized NH3 synthesis. Atomically …

Rational Design of Earth‐Abundant Catalysts toward Sustainability

J Guo, Y Haghshenas, Y Jiao, P Kumar… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Catalysis is crucial for clean energy, green chemistry, and environmental remediation, but
traditional methods rely on expensive and scarce precious metals. This review addresses …

Synergy between Fe and Mo single atom catalysts for ammonia electrosynthesis

J Wan, H Zhang, J Yang, J Zheng, Z Han… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2024 - Elsevier
Electrochemical nitrate to ammonia conversion provides an eco-friendly route for a highly
valued product. However, nitrite intermediate formation and hydrogen evolution competition …

Directionally charging d-orbital electron of Mo2C MXene via in-situ coupled MoSe2 nanosheets for exceptional photocatalytic H2 generation

X Ke, P Wang, X Wang, F Chen, H Yu - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
Mo 2 C MXene as a promising noble-metal-free cocatalyst has attracted considerable
attention in the domain of photocatalytic H 2 evolution due to its unique 2D layered structure …

Mott–Schottky contact synergistically boosts the electroreduction of nitrate to ammonia under low-nitrate concentration

X Zhu, C Ma, YC Wang, K Qu, L Song… - Energy & …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The electrocatalytic nitrate reduction reaction (NO3RR) holds tremendous potential for
remediating NO3− pollution in groundwater and obtaining clean ammonia (NH3). However …

Recent advancement and key opportunities of MXenes for electrocatalysis

X Wu, Y Wang, ZS Wu - Iscience, 2024 - cell.com
MXenes are promising materials for electrocatalysis due to their excellent metallic
conductivity, hydrophilicity, high specific surface area and excellent electrochemical …

Dynamically Restructuring Nanoporous Cu–Co Electrocatalyst for Efficient Nitrate Electroreduction to Ammonia

X Zhou, W Xu, Y Liang, H Jiang, Z Li, S Wu, Z Gao… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The electrochemical nitrate (NO3–) reduction reaction (NITRR) to ammonia (NH3) offers an
environmentally friendly alternative for NH3 synthesis but suffers from limited NH3 yield and …

In-situ electrochemical upcycling ammonia from wastewater-level nitrate with a natural hematite electrode: Regulation, performance, and application

X Wu, Z Song, Z Liu, X Tang, F Yao, F Zhao… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2024 - Elsevier
Electrochemical reduction of nitrate (NO 3-RR) to ammonia (NH 4+/NH 3) offers promising
prospects for NO 3-treatment. However, this process still suffers from NH 4+ causing …

A Bio‐Inspired Dendritic MoOx Electrocatalyst for Efficient Electrochemical Nitrate Reduction to Ammonia

YZ Xu, DF Abbott, RN Dürr, TN Huan… - Advanced Energy …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Drawing inspiration from the nitrate reductase enzymes, which catalyze nitrate to nitrite in
nature, here a bio‐inspired, reduced molybdenum oxide (MoOx) shell is introduced that is …