Beyond fossil fuel–driven nitrogen transformations
BACKGROUND The invention of the Haber-Bosch (HB) process in the early 1900s to
produce ammonia industrially from nitrogen and hydrogen revolutionized the manufacture of …
produce ammonia industrially from nitrogen and hydrogen revolutionized the manufacture of …
Emerging electrochemical processes to decarbonize the chemical industry
Electrification is a potential approach to decarbonizing the chemical industry.
Electrochemical processes, when they are powered by renewable electricity, have lower …
Electrochemical processes, when they are powered by renewable electricity, have lower …
Interfacing nature's catalytic machinery with synthetic materials for semi-artificial photosynthesis
Semi-artificial photosynthetic systems aim to overcome the limitations of natural and artificial
photosynthesis while providing an opportunity to investigate their respective functionality …
photosynthesis while providing an opportunity to investigate their respective functionality …
Near ambient N2 fixation on solid electrodes versus enzymes and homogeneous catalysts
Abstract The Mo/Fe nitrogenase enzyme is unique in its ability to efficiently reduce
dinitrogen to ammonia at atmospheric pressures and room temperature. Should an artificial …
dinitrogen to ammonia at atmospheric pressures and room temperature. Should an artificial …
Electron transfer in nitrogenase
HL Rutledge, FA Tezcan - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Nitrogenase is the only enzyme capable of reducing N2 to NH3. This challenging reaction
requires the coordinated transfer of multiple electrons from the reductase, Fe-protein, to the …
requires the coordinated transfer of multiple electrons from the reductase, Fe-protein, to the …
Sustainable ammonia production enabled by membrane reactor
L Ye, H Li, K Xie - Nature Sustainability, 2022 - nature.com
The ammonia industry is crucial for the global supply of food through economical production
of fertilizers in quantity, and it allows for the development of catalytic chemistry and …
of fertilizers in quantity, and it allows for the development of catalytic chemistry and …
Nanorg microbial factories: light-driven renewable biochemical synthesis using quantum dot-bacteria nanobiohybrids
Living cells do not interface naturally with nanoscale materials, although such artificial
organisms can have unprecedented multifunctional properties, like wireless activation of …
organisms can have unprecedented multifunctional properties, like wireless activation of …
Engineering cyanobacterium with transmembrane electron transfer ability for bioelectrochemical nitrogen fixation
Increasing attention has been paid to bioelectrochemical nitrogen fixation (e-BNF) as a
promising approach to achieve the NH3 synthesis under mild conditions. However, currently …
promising approach to achieve the NH3 synthesis under mild conditions. However, currently …
Enzymatic electrosynthesis as an emerging electrochemical synthesis platform
R Wu, C Ma, Z Zhu - Current opinion in electrochemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
Enzymatic electrosynthesis (EES), combining enzymatic catalysis and electrochemical
techniques for the production of desired chemicals, has gained prominence because of its …
techniques for the production of desired chemicals, has gained prominence because of its …
Renewable electron-driven bioinorganic nitrogen fixation: a superior route toward green ammonia?
Ammonia is crucial for the fertilizer industry and the global chemical economy. However, the
conventional Haber–Bosch process for NH3 synthesis is energy and capital-intensive and …
conventional Haber–Bosch process for NH3 synthesis is energy and capital-intensive and …