Electrocatalytic nitrogen cycle: mechanism, materials, and momentum

L Li, L Xu, H Wang, H Wei, C Tang, G Li… - Energy & …, 2024‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Artificial nitrogen fixation has been pivotal in escalating agricultural productivity and
sustaining exponential human population growth. Nonetheless, these practices have …

Isolating Cu-Zn active-sites in Ordered Intermetallics to Enhance Nitrite-to-Ammonia Electroreduction

J Lan, Z Wang, C Kao, YR Lu, F **e, Y Tan - Nature Communications, 2024‏ - nature.com
Electrocatalytic nitrite reduction to the valuable ammonia is a green and sustainable
alternative to the conventional Haber-Bosch method for ammonia synthesis, while the …

Understanding activity trends in electrochemical dinitrogen oxidation over transition metal oxides

SA Olusegun, Y Qi, NC Kani, MR Singh… - ACS …, 2024‏ - ACS Publications
Nitric acid (HNO3) is a critical commodity chemical produced on an enormous scale via
oxidation of ammonia NH3 in the Ostwald process and, as such, is responsible for a …

Electrochemical Reaction Kinetics at Constant Interfacial Potential

H Li, D Luan, J Long, P Guo, J **ao - ACS Catalysis, 2024‏ - ACS Publications
Electrocatalysis has been recognized as one of the key technologies toward a carbon-
neutral cycle of energy and substances. The rational design of electrocatalysts is …

Theoretical Design of the Electrocatalytic Urea Synthesis from Carbon Dioxide and Nitric Oxides

J Long, D Luan, X Fu, H Li, J **ao - ACS Catalysis, 2024‏ - ACS Publications
Recently, electrochemical coreduction of CO2 and NO x has been proposed as a
sustainable route for urea synthesis. Although Zn is the best monometallic catalyst, the urea …

Leveraging Soft Acid‐Base Interactions Alters the Pathway for Electrochemical Nitrogen Oxidation to Nitrate with High Faradaic Efficiency

R Singh, A Biswas, N Barman, M Iqbal, R Thapa… - Small, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Electrocatalytic nitrogen oxidation reaction (N2OR) offers a sustainable alternative to the
conventional methods such as the Haber–Bosch and Ostwald oxidation processes for …

Design Criteria for Active and Selective Catalysts in the Nitrogen Oxidation Reaction

M Usama, S Razzaq, KS Exner - ACS Physical Chemistry Au, 2024‏ - ACS Publications
The direct conversion of dinitrogen to nitrate is a dream reaction to combine the Haber–
Bosch and Ostwald processes as well as steam reforming using electrochemistry in a single …

Electrocatalytic nitrogen oxidation reaction: potential cornerstones for new green nitrogen economy

X Yang, H Yu, L Zhang, X Liu, X Ding - Science China Materials, 2024‏ - Springer
ABSTRACT A sustainable nitrogen fixation industrial chain centered around nitrate has
been proposed in recent years, incorporating advanced techniques such as …

A Theoretical Perspective for Ammonia Synthesis: Nitric Oxide or Nitrate Electroreduction?

Q Wang, P Guo, H Li, J Long, S Yang, J **ao - Small Methods, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Ammonia is an important raw material for agricultural production, playing a key role in global
food production. However, conventional ammonia synthesis resulted in extensive …

Integrating Ozone Pollutant Elimination in N2 Electrolysis to Produce Nitrate with Reduced Reaction Steps

Y Yu, J Liu, M Sun, J Han, J Chi, B Huang, J Lai… - Small, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
The synthesis of nitrate by the electrochemical N2 oxidation reaction (NOR) is currently one
of the most promising routes. However, the traditional generation of nitrate depends on the …