Electrocatalytic reduction of nitrate–a step towards a sustainable nitrogen cycle

H Xu, Y Ma, J Chen, W Zhang, J Yang - Chemical society reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Nitrate enrichment, which is mainly caused by the over-utilization of fertilisers and industrial
sewage discharge, is a major global engineering challenge because of its negative …

Electrocatalytic nitrate reduction: Selectivity at the crossroads between ammonia and nitrogen

Z Wu, Y Song, Y Liu, W Luo, W Li, J Yang - Chem Catalysis, 2023 - cell.com
Recent years have seen considerable growth in the development of the electrocatalytic
nitrate reduction reaction (NO 3 RR), with the desire for value-added products of ammonia or …

Boosting Selective Nitrate Electroreduction to Ammonium by Constructing Oxygen Vacancies in TiO2

R Jia, Y Wang, C Wang, Y Ling, Y Yu, B Zhang - Acs Catalysis, 2020 - ACS Publications
Electrocatalytic nitrate reduction into recyclable ammonium under benign conditions is
significant. However, the development of such a process has been retarded by the lack of …

Enhanced nitrate reduction activity from Cu-alloy electrodes in an alkaline electrolyte

A Paliwal, CD Bandas, ES Thornburg, RT Haasch… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The electrochemical nitrate reduction reaction (NO3–RR) offers two-fold advantages─
restoring balance to the global nitrogen cycle and a less energy intensive pathway to the …

Hybrid alkali-acid urea-nitrate fuel cell for degrading nitrogen-rich wastewater

S Nangan, Y Ding, AZ Alhakemy, Y Liu… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2021 - Elsevier
Though direct urea fuel cells (DUFCs) show promising potential for green energy
generation, the practical feasibility of its on-site installation is yet encumbered by the …

Ultralow Pt loading nanoporous Au-Cu-Pt thin film as highly active and durable catalyst for formic acid oxidation

Y Xie, N Dimitrov - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2020 - Elsevier
Ultralow Pt loading tri-metallic nanoporous (np) Au-Cu-Pt catalysts for formic acid oxidation
(FAO) have been synthesized by electrodeposition of Au 0.27 Cu 0.70 Pt 0.03 alloy thin film …

Electrocatalytic reduction of nitrate ions in neutral medium at coinage metal-modified platinum electrodes

H Begum, MN Islam, S Ben Aoun, JA Safwan… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
Nitrate is a water-soluble toxic pollutant that needs to be excluded from the environment. For
this purpose, several electrochemical studies have been conducted but most of them …

Atomically ordered PdCu electrocatalysts for selective and stable electrochemical nitrate reduction

J Lim, DA Cullen, E Stavitski, SW Lee… - ACS Energy …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Electrochemical nitrate reduction (NO3 RR) has attracted attention as an emerging
approach to mitigate nitrate pollution in groundwater. Here, we report that a highly ordered …

Synthesis of nanoporous Au− Cu− Pt alloy as a superior catalyst for the methanol oxidation reaction

Y Xie, C Li, SA Razek, J Fang, N Dimitrov - ChemElectroChem, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
A nanoporous (np) Au− Cu− Pt thin‐film catalyst with a fine structure and tunable
composition is synthesized by using a facile method involving successive electrodeposition …

Semi-enclosed Cu nanoparticles with porous nitrogen-doped carbon shells for efficient and tolerant nitrate electroreduction in neutral condition

Z Yin, J Liu, L Jiang, J Chu, T Yang, A Kong - Electrochimica Acta, 2022 - Elsevier
The electrocatalytic denitrification emerged as an efficient and “green” technology to remove
harmful nitrate from water. Metallic Cu-based catalysts were demonstrated as very active …