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 …

Strategies to activate inert nitrogen molecules for efficient ammonia electrosynthesis: current status, challenges, and perspectives

Y Ren, C Yu, X Tan, Q Wei, Z Wang, L Ni… - Energy & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The electrocatalytic N2 reduction reaction (NRR) offers an alternative to the traditional Haber–
Bosch (H–B) process for the synthesis of ammonia (NH3) and has received a surge of …

Understanding the site‐selective electrocatalytic co‐reduction mechanism for green urea synthesis using copper phthalocyanine nanotubes

J Mukherjee, S Paul, A Adalder, S Kapse… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Green synthesis of urea under ambient conditions by electrochemical co‐reduction of N2
and CO2 gases using effective electrocatalyst essentially pushes the conventional two steps …

Strengthening the Metal Center of Co–N4 Active Sites in a 1D–2D Heterostructure for Nitrate and Nitrogen Reduction Reaction to Ammonia

S Paul, S Sarkar, A Adalder, S Kapse… - ACS Sustainable …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Ammonia forms the fundamental agricultural constituent and vital energy provenance of a
clean hydrogen mediator. Ammonia production leads to immense energy utilization and …

Subnanometric alkaline-earth oxide clusters for sustainable nitrate to ammonia photosynthesis

J Li, R Chen, J Wang, Y Zhou, G Yang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The limitation of inert N2 molecules with their high dissociation energy has ignited research
interests in probing other nitrogen-containing species for ammonia synthesis. Nitrate ions …

Controlling the metal–ligand coordination environment of manganese phthalocyanine in 1D–2D heterostructure for enhancing nitrate reduction to ammonia

A Adalder, S Paul, N Barman, A Bera, S Sarkar… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Eight-electron nitrate reduction (NO3RR) offers a cost-effective and environmentally friendly
route of ammonia production and wastewater remediation. However, identification and …

Efficient photothermal-assisted photocatalytic NO removal on molecular cobalt phthalocyanine/Bi2WO6 Z-scheme heterojunctions by promoting charge transfer and …

G Li, Z Lian, Z Wan, Z Liu, J Qian, Y Deng… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2022 - Elsevier
Developing a high-performance photocatalyst with an efficient charge transfer pathway and
reasonable active sites for photocatalytic NO removal is a formidable challenge. Herein, a …

Progress of experimental and computational catalyst design for electrochemical nitrogen fixation

Z Chen, C Liu, L Sun, T Wang - ACS Catalysis, 2022 - ACS Publications
Large-scale ammonia synthesis via the electrochemical nitrogen reduction reaction (eNRR)
under mild reaction conditions represents a green prospect for agriculture, industry, and …

Iron phthalocyanine hollow architecture enabled ammonia production via nitrate reduction to achieve 100% Faradaic efficiency

S Sarkar, A Adalder, S Paul, S Kapse, R Thapa… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Eight electron nitrate (NO 3–) reduction to ammonia (NH 3) offers a cost–effective
and energy efficient route than the Haber–Bosch process. The state of art electrocatalysts for …

High‐Throughput Screening of Electrocatalysts for Nitrogen Reduction Reactions Accelerated by Interpretable Intrinsic Descriptor

X Lin, Y Wang, X Chang, S Zhen, ZJ Zhao… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Developing easily accessible descriptors is crucial but challenging to rationally design
single‐atom catalysts (SACs). This paper describes a simple and interpretable activity …