Strategies to suppress hydrogen evolution for highly selective electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction: challenges and perspectives

Y Ren, C Yu, X Tan, H Huang, Q Wei… - Energy & Environmental …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Ammonia, as a significant chemical for fertilizer production and also a promising energy
carrier, is mainly produced through the traditional energy-intensive Haber–Bosch process …

Electrochemical nitrate reduction: ammonia synthesis and the beyond

Y **ong, 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 …

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 …

Nitrogen reduction to ammonia at high efficiency and rates based on a phosphonium proton shuttle

BHR Suryanto, K Matuszek, J Choi, RY Hodgetts… - Science, 2021 - science.org
Ammonia (NH3) is a globally important commodity for fertilizer production, but its synthesis
by the Haber-Bosch process causes substantial emissions of carbon dioxide. Alternative …

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 …

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 …

Lithium-mediated ammonia electrosynthesis with ether-based electrolytes

X Cai, X Li, J You, F Yang, Z Shadike… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Ammonia is of great importance in fertilizer production and chemical synthesis. It can also
potentially serve as a carbon-free energy carrier for a future hydrogen economy. Motivated …

Recent progress in Green Ammonia: Production, applications, assessment; barriers, and its role in achieving the sustainable development goals

AG Olabi, MA Abdelkareem, M Al-Murisi… - Energy Conversion and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Fossil fuels are no longer accepted as the sole energy source with their environmental
impacts and fluctuating price. Green hydrogen is considered a potential candidate for fossil …

Enhancement of lithium-mediated ammonia synthesis by addition of oxygen

K Li, SZ Andersen, MJ Statt, M Saccoccio, VJ Bukas… - Science, 2021 - science.org
Owing to the worrying increase in carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere, there is
a need to electrify fossil-fuel–powered chemical processes such as the Haber-Bosch …

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 …