Lithium-mediated nitrogen reduction to ammonia via the catalytic solid–electrolyte interphase

W Chang, A Jain, F Rezaie, K Manthiram - Nature Catalysis, 2024 - nature.com
The lithium-mediated nitrogen reduction reaction (LiNRR) produces ammonia in ambient
conditions. This electrochemical pathway is dependent on a catalytic solid–electrolyte …

Emerging electrochemical processes to decarbonize the chemical industry

R **a, 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 …

Continuous-flow electrosynthesis of ammonia by nitrogen reduction and hydrogen oxidation

X Fu, JB Pedersen, Y Zhou, M Saccoccio, S Li… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Ammonia is a critical component in fertilizers, pharmaceuticals, and fine chemicals and is an
ideal, carbon-free fuel. Recently, lithium-mediated nitrogen reduction has proven to be a …

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 …

Electroreduction of nitrogen with almost 100% current-to-ammonia efficiency

HL Du, M Chatti, RY Hodgetts, PV Cherepanov… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
In addition to its use in the fertilizer and chemical industries, ammonia is currently seen as a
potential replacement for carbon-based fuels and as a carrier for worldwide transportation of …

Long-term continuous ammonia electrosynthesis

S Li, Y Zhou, X Fu, JB Pedersen, M Saccoccio… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Ammonia is crucial as a fertilizer and in the chemical industry and is considered to be a
carbon-free fuel. Ammonia electrosynthesis from nitrogen under ambient conditions offers …

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 …

Electrosynthesis of ammonia with high selectivity and high rates via engineering of the solid-electrolyte interphase

S Li, Y Zhou, K Li, M Saccoccio, R Sažinas… - Joule, 2022 - cell.com
Ammonia is a large-scale commodity essential to fertilizer production, but the Haber-Bosch
process leads to massive emissions of carbon dioxide. Electrochemical ammonia synthesis …

Recent advances and challenges of electrochemical ammonia synthesis

X Fu, J Zhang, Y Kang - Chem Catalysis, 2022 - cell.com
Ammonia is essential for human activities because approximately 50% of global food
production relies on ammonia-derived fertilizers. Great efforts have been devoted to develop …

Near ambient N2 fixation on solid electrodes versus enzymes and homogeneous catalysts

O Westhead, J Barrio, A Bagger, JW Murray… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
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 …