High-entropy alloys in electrocatalysis: from fundamentals to applications

JT Ren, L Chen, HY Wang, ZY Yuan - Chemical Society Reviews, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
High-entropy alloys (HEAs) comprising five or more elements in near-equiatomic
proportions have attracted ever increasing attention for their distinctive properties, such as …

Electrochemical nitrate reduction: ammonia synthesis and the beyond

Y Xiong, Y Wang, J Zhou, F Liu, F Hao… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Natural nitrogen cycle has been severely disrupted by anthropogenic activities. The overuse
of N‐containing fertilizers induces the increase of nitrate level in surface and ground waters …

Lithium-mediated ammonia electrosynthesis with ether-based electrolytes

X Cai, X Li, J You, F Yang, Z Shadike… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Ammonia is of great importance in fertilizer production and chemical synthesis. It can also
potentially serve as a carbon-free energy carrier for a future hydrogen economy. Motivated …

Calcium-mediated nitrogen reduction for electrochemical ammonia synthesis

X Fu, VA Niemann, Y Zhou, S Li, K Zhang… - Nature Materials, 2024 - nature.com
Ammonia (NH3) is a key commodity chemical for the agricultural, textile and pharmaceutical
industries, but its production via the Haber–Bosch process is carbon-intensive and …

Atomic coordination environment engineering of bimetallic alloy nanostructures for efficient ammonia electrosynthesis from nitrate

Y Wang, M Sun, J Zhou, Y Xiong… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Electrochemical nitrate reduction reaction (NO3RR) to ammonia has been regarded as a
promising strategy to balance the global nitrogen cycle. However, it still suffers from poor …

Recent advances in electrocatalytic nitrate reduction to ammonia: Mechanism insight and catalyst design

Y Cao, S Yuan, L Meng, Y Wang, Y Hai… - ACS Sustainable …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Excessive discharge of nitrate pollutants has caused an imbalance in the nitrogen cycle,
which has threatened human health and ecosystems. Clean electrocatalytic nitrate reduction …

Membrane electrode assembly design for lithium-mediated electrochemical nitrogen reduction

X Cai, Z Shadike, X Cai, X Li, L Luo, L An… - Energy & …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Ammonia is closely associated with the food supply and production of chemicals in modern
society. Motived by the global shift toward green production, the synthesis of ammonia via …

Electrocatalytic Systems for NOx Valorization in Organonitrogen Synthesis

P Liao, J Kang, R Xiang, S Wang, G Li - Angewandte Chemie, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Inorganic nitrogen oxide (NOx) species, such as NO, NO2, NO3−, NO2− generated from the
decomposition of organic matters, volcanic eruptions and lightning activated nitrogen, play …

Production and utilization of green ammonia for decarbonizing the energy sector with a discrete focus on Sustainable Development Goals and environmental impact …

SJ Sekhar, MS Samuel, G Glivin, TG Le, T Mathimani - Fuel, 2024 - Elsevier
Green ammonia produced from renewable sources with little to no carbon emissions is
considered as a carbon-free energy. Specifically, ammonia is an attractive energy carrier …

Phenol as proton shuttle and buffer for lithium-mediated ammonia electrosynthesis

X Fu, A Xu, JB Pedersen, S Li, R Sažinas… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Ammonia is a crucial component in the production of fertilizers and various nitrogen-based
compounds. Now, the lithium-mediated nitrogen reduction reaction (Li-NRR) has emerged …