Everything you wanted to know about deep eutectic solvents but were afraid to be told

DO Abranches, JAP Coutinho - Annual Review of Chemical and …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Are deep eutectic solvents (DESs) a promising alternative to conventional solvents?
Perhaps, but their development is hindered by a plethora of misconceptions. These are …

Construction of C–N bonds from small-molecule precursors through heterogeneous electrocatalysis

J Li, Y Zhang, K Kuruvinashetti… - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2022 - nature.com
Energy-intensive thermochemical processes within chemical manufacturing are a major
contributor to global CO2 emissions. With the increasing push for sustainability, the scientific …

Dynamic reconstitution between copper single atoms and clusters for electrocatalytic urea synthesis

X Wei, Y Liu, X Zhu, S Bo, L **ao, C Chen… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Electrocatalytic C N coupling between carbon dioxide and nitrate has emerged to
meet the comprehensive demands of carbon footprint closing, valorization of waste, and …

Efficient C–N coupling in the direct synthesis of urea from CO2 and N2 by amorphous SbxBi1-xOy clusters

X Chen, S Lv, J Kang, Z Wang, T Guo… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Although direct generation of high-value complex molecules and feedstock by coupling of
ubiquitous small molecules such as CO2 and N2 holds great appeal as a potential …

Modulating the electrolyte microenvironment in electrical double layer for boosting electrocatalytic nitrate reduction to ammonia

W Wen, S Fang, Y Zhou, Y Zhao, P Li… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Electrochemical nitrate reduction reaction (NO3RR) is a promising approach to achieve
remediation of nitrate‐polluted wastewater and sustainable production of ammonia …

Review and evaluation of sustainable ammonia production, storage and utilization

H Ishaq, C Crawford - Energy Conversion and Management, 2024 - ui.adsabs.harvard.edu
In 2015, the Paris agreement was signed by 196 countries in attendance at COP21 that
highlighted the need for rapid decarbonization and carbon dioxide removal (CDR) and sets …

Designing efficient nitrate reduction electrocatalysts by identifying and optimizing active sites of Co-based spinels

Q Hu, S Qi, Q Huo, Y Zhao, J Sun, X Chen… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Cobalt-based spinel oxides (ie, Co3O4) are emerging as low-cost and selective
electrocatalysts for the electrochemical nitrate reduction reaction (NO3–RR) to ammonia …

Reaction intermediate-mediated electrocatalyst synthesis favors specified facet and defect exposure for efficient nitrate–ammonia conversion

Q Hu, Y Qin, X Wang, Z Wang, X Huang… - Energy & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The electrochemical nitrate (NO3−) reduction reaction (NO3− RR), with much faster kinetics
than the nitrogen (N2) reduction, provides new opportunities to harvest ammonia (NH3) …

N‐Coordinated Cu–Ni Dual‐Single‐Atom Catalyst for Highly Selective Electrocatalytic Reduction of Nitrate to Ammonia

Y Wang, H Yin, F Dong, X Zhao, Y Qu, L Wang, Y Peng… - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
As a traditional method of ammonia (NH3) synthesis, Haber–Bosch method expends a vast
amount of energy. An alternative route for NH3 synthesis is proposed from nitrate (NO3−) via …

Transition metals-catalyzed amination of biomass feedstocks for sustainable construction of N-heterocycles

Q Yan, X Wu, H Jiang, H Wang, F Xu, H Li… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2024 - Elsevier
Transition metals, which are of diversity in their bonding orbitals, have a variety of significant
oxidation states and more complex chemical properties compared to the main group metals …