Emerging electrochemical processes to decarbonize the chemical industry

R Xia, S Overa, F Jiao - JACS Au, 2022 - ACS Publications
Electrification is a potential approach to decarbonizing the chemical industry.
Electrochemical processes, when they are powered by renewable electricity, have lower …

Non-thermal plasma-assisted ammonia production: A review

J Zhang, X Li, J Zheng, M Du, X Wu, J Song… - Energy Conversion and …, 2023 - Elsevier
As a hydrogen carrier molecule, ammonia is a clean, sustainable fuel source and efficient
energy storage medium that has been extensively investigated. Currently, the industrial …

Ammonia and nitric acid demands for fertilizer use in 2050

J Lim, CA Fernández, SW Lee, MC Hatzell - ACS Energy Letters, 2021 - ACS Publications
Access to nitrogen-based fertilizers is critical to maximize agricultural yield, as nitrogen is the
most common rate-limiting nutrient. Nearly all nitrogen-based fertilizers rely on ammonia …

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 …

A high-efficiency electrochemical proton-conducting membrane reactor for ammonia production at intermediate temperatures

G Weng, S Lei, R Wang, K Ouyang, J Dong, X Lin… - Joule, 2023 - cell.com
Ammonia is a ubiquitous chemical raw material and hydrogen carrier with a wide range of
industrial applications, which is mainly derived from the energy-intensive Haber-Bosch …

Non-thermal argon plasma jets of various lengths for selective reactive oxygen and nitrogen species production

P Lamichhane, TR Acharya, N Kaushik… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Plasma jets simultaneously create a wide range of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and
reactive nitrogen species (RNS), making selective production challenging. In this study, an …

A comprehensive review on electrochemical green ammonia synthesis: From conventional to distinctive strategies for efficient nitrogen fixation

CR Santhosh, R Sankannavar - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Ammonia (NH 3) is an excellent transition fuel of green hydrogen and a future contender in
the energy market. However, industrial NH 3 production currently depends on the …

Low-temperature plasma-assisted nitrogen fixation for corn plant growth and development

P Lamichhane, M Veerana, JS Lim, S Mumtaz… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Nitrogen fixation is crucial for plants as it is utilized for the biosynthesis of almost all
biomolecules. Most of our atmosphere consists of nitrogen, but plants cannot …

Sustainable ammonia synthesis from nitrogen and water by one‐step plasma catalysis

T Zhang, R Zhou, S Zhang, R Zhou… - Energy & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Sustainable ammonia synthesis at ambient conditions that relies on renewable sources of
energy and feedstocks is globally sought to replace the Haber–Bosch process. Here, using …

NH3 and HNOx Formation and Loss in Nitrogen Fixation from Air with Water Vapor by Nonequilibrium Plasma

E Vervloessem, M Gromov, N De Geyter… - ACS Sustainable …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The current global energy crisis indicated that increasing our insight into nonfossil fuel
nitrogen fixation pathways for synthetic fertilizer production is more crucial than ever …