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 …

Electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide to multicarbon (C 2+) products: challenges and perspectives

B Chang, H Pang, F Raziq, S Wang… - Energy & …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Electrocatalytic CO2 reduction has been developed as a promising and attractive strategy to
achieve carbon neutrality for sustainable chemical production. Among various reduction …

Modulating adsorbed hydrogen drives electrochemical CO2-to-C2 products

J Feng, L Zhang, S Liu, L Xu, X Ma, X Tan, L Wu… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Electrocatalytic CO2 reduction is a typical reaction involving two reactants (CO2 and H2O).
However, the role of H2O dissociation, which provides active* H species to multiple …

Hybrid Catalyst Coupling Single-Atom Ni and Nanoscale Cu for Efficient CO2 Electroreduction to Ethylene

Z Yin, J Yu, Z **e, SW Yu, L Zhang… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
A hybrid catalyst with integrated single-atom Ni and nanoscale Cu catalytic components is
reported to enhance the C–C coupling and ethylene (C2H4) production efficiency in the …

Combining Fe nanoparticles and pyrrole-type Fe-N4 sites on less-oxygenated carbon supports for electrochemical CO2 reduction

C Wang, X Wang, H Ren, Y Zhang, X Zhou… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
A great challenge for electrochemical CO2 reduction is to improve energy efficiency, which
requires reducing overpotential while increasing product Faraday efficiency. Here, we …

Dual-site catalysts featuring platinum-group-metal atoms on copper shapes boost hydrocarbon formations in electrocatalytic CO2 reduction

M Chhetri, M Wan, Z **, J Yeager, C Sandor… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Copper-based catalyst is uniquely positioned to catalyze the hydrocarbon formations
through electrochemical CO2 reduction. The catalyst design freedom is limited for alloying …

Enhanced CO2 Electroreduction Selectivity toward Ethylene on Pyrazolate-Stabilized Asymmetric Ni–Cu Hybrid Sites

L Huang, Z Liu, G Gao, C Chen, Y Xue… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) possess well-defined, designable structures, holding
great potential in enhancing product selectivity for electrochemical CO2 reduction (CO2R) …

Elucidating the Roles of Nafion/Solvent Formulations in Copper-Catalyzed CO2 Electrolysis

P Ding, H An, P Zellner, T Guan, J Gao… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Nafion ionomer, composed of hydrophobic perfluorocarbon backbones and hydrophilic
sulfonic acid side chains, is the most widely used additive for preparing catalyst layers (CLs) …

Surface engineering of Cu catalysts for electrochemical reduction of CO2 to value-added multi-carbon products

H Tabassum, X Yang, R Zou, G Wu - Chem Catalysis, 2022 - cell.com
Copper (Cu) is the most efficient metal that can electrochemically convert CO 2 to various
chemical feedstocks at reasonable efficiency. The activity and selectivity toward the CO 2 …

Active site identification and engineering during the dynamic evolution of copper-based catalysts for electrocatalytic CO2 reduction

B Deng, X Zhao, Y Li, M Huang, S Zhang… - Science China …, 2023 - Springer
To date, copper-based catalysts are one of the most prominent catalysts that can
electrochemically reduce CO2 towards high-value fuels or chemicals, such as ethylene …