Electrocatalytic reduction of nitrate–a step towards a sustainable nitrogen cycle

H Xu, Y Ma, J Chen, W Zhang, J Yang - Chemical society reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Nitrate enrichment, which is mainly caused by the over-utilization of fertilisers and industrial
sewage discharge, is a major global engineering challenge because of its negative …

Fertilizers and nitrate pollution of surface and ground water: an increasingly pervasive global problem

E Craswell - SN Applied Sciences, 2021 - Springer
Nitrate pollution of ground and surface water bodies all over the world is generally linked
with continually increasing global fertilizer nitrogen (N) use. But after 1990, with more …

Intermetallic single-atom alloy In–Pd bimetallene for neutral electrosynthesis of ammonia from nitrate

M ** reveals increase in lacustrine algal blooms over the past decade
X Hou, L Feng, Y Dai, C Hu, L Gibson, J Tang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Algal blooms constitute an emerging threat to global inland water quality, yet their spatial
and temporal distribution at the global scale remains largely unknown. Here we establish a …

From planetary to regional boundaries for agricultural nitrogen pollution

LF Schulte-Uebbing, AHW Beusen, AF Bouwman… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Excessive agricultural nitrogen use causes environmental problems globally, to an extent
that it has been suggested that a safe planetary boundary has been exceeded. Earlier …

Accounting for interactions between Sustainable Development Goals is essential for water pollution control in China

M Wang, ABG Janssen, J Bazin, M Strokal, L Ma… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Meeting the United Nations'(UN's) 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has
become a worldwide mission. How these SDGs interrelate, however, is not well known. We …

Efficient electroreduction of nitrate into ammonia at ultralow concentrations via an enrichment effect

Z Song, Y Liu, Y Zhong, Q Guo, J Zeng… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The electroreduction of nitrate (NO3−) pollutants to ammonia (NH3) offers an alternative
approach for both wastewater treatment and NH3 synthesis. Numerous electrocatalysts …

Biophysical and economic constraints on China's natural climate solutions

N Lu, H Tian, B Fu, H Yu, S Piao, S Chen, Y Li… - Nature Climate …, 2022 - nature.com
Natural climate solutions (NCS) are strategies for climate mitigation in the land sector that
increase carbon storage or avoid GHG emissions. Here we estimate China's historic NCS …

China's future food demand and its implications for trade and environment

H Zhao, J Chang, P Havlík, M van Dijk, H Valin… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Satisfying China's food demand without harming the environment is one of the greatest
sustainability challenges for the coming decades. Here we provide a comprehensive …