Emerging applications, developments, prospects, and challenges of electrochemical nitrate‐to‐ammonia conversion

W Chen, X Yang, Z Chen, Z Ou, J Hu… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Ammonia is not only an important feedstock for chemical industry but also a carbon‐free
energy carrier and a safe storage media for hydrogen. Due to the advantages compared to …

Recent advances in electrocatalysts for efficient nitrate reduction to ammonia

D Liu, L Qiao, S Peng, H Bai, C Liu… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Ammonia as an irreplaceable chemical has been widely demanded to keep the sustainable
development of the modern society. However, its industrial production consumes huge …

Iron nanoparticles protected by chainmail‐structured graphene for durable electrocatalytic nitrate reduction to nitrogen

H Zhang, C Wang, H Luo, J Chen… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The electrochemical nitrate reduction reaction (NO3RR) is an appealing technology for
regulating the nitrogen cycle. Metallic iron is one of the well‐known electrocatalysts for …

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 …

Recent progress and strategies on the design of catalysts for electrochemical ammonia synthesis from nitrate reduction

W Song, L Yue, X Fan, Y Luo, B Ying, S Sun… - Inorganic Chemistry …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Ammonia (NH3) is an essential raw material in the production of fertilizers and a promising
carbon-free energy carrier, however, its synthesis still depends on the energy-and capital …

Cation substitution strategy for developing perovskite oxide with rich oxygen vacancy-mediated charge redistribution enables highly efficient nitrate electroreduction to …

K Chu, W Zong, G Xue, H Guo, J Qin… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The electrocatalytic nitrate (NO3–) reduction reaction (eNITRR) is a promising method for
ammonia synthesis. However, its efficacy is currently limited due to poor selectivity, largely …

Emerging p-block-element-based electrocatalysts for sustainable nitrogen conversion

C Lv, J Liu, C Lee, Q Zhu, J Xu, H Pan, C Xue, Q Yan - ACS nano, 2022 - ACS Publications
Artificial nitrogen conversion reactions, such as the production of ammonia via dinitrogen or
nitrate reduction and the synthesis of organonitrogen compounds via C–N coupling, play a …

Coupling electrocatalytic cathodic nitrate reduction with anodic formaldehyde oxidation at ultra-low potential over Cu 2 O

L Xiao, W Dai, S Mou, X Wang, Q Cheng… - Energy & Environmental …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Electrocatalytic ammonia (NH3) synthesis from nitrate (NO3−) is a promising alternative to
the Haber–Bosch route that requires high energy input and carbon emissions. However …

Boronization of nickel foam for sustainable electrochemical reduction of nitrate to ammonia

ZH Xue, HC Shen, P Chen, GX Pan… - ACS Energy …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Electrochemical reduction of aqueous nitrates has emerged as a sustainable and practical
approach in combining water treatment and ammonia fertilizer synthesis. However, the …

In situ amorphization of electrocatalysts

H Meng, Z Chen, J Zhu, B You, T Ma… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Electrocatalysis represents an efficient and eco‐friendly approach to energy conversion,
enabling the sustainable synthesis of valuable chemicals and fuels. The deliberate …