Comprehensive understanding of the thriving ambient electrochemical nitrogen reduction reaction

X Zhao, G Hu, GF Chen, H Zhang, S Zhang… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The electrochemical method of combining N2 and H2O to produce ammonia (ie, the
electrochemical nitrogen reduction reaction [E‐NRR]) continues to draw attention as it is …

Advances in Electrocatalytic N2 Reduction—Strategies to Tackle the Selectivity Challenge

GF Chen, S Ren, L Zhang, H Cheng, Y Luo… - Small …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The industrial process used to reduce N2 to NH3, typically the Haber–Bosch process, is
energy‐intensive and highly dependent on fossil fuels, a major source of greenhouse gas …

Electrochemical ammonia synthesis: mechanistic understanding and catalyst design

H Shen, C Choi, J Masa, X Li, J Qiu, Y Jung, Z Sun - Chem, 2021 - cell.com
NH 3 production is dependent on the century-old Haber-Bosch process, which is energy and
capital intensive and relies on H 2 from steam reforming, hence, contributing to greenhouse …

Electrochemical Reduction of N2 into NH3 by Donor–Acceptor Couples of Ni and Au Nanoparticles with a 67.8% Faradaic Efficiency

ZH Xue, SN Zhang, YX Lin, H Su, GY Zhai… - Journal of the …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The traditional NH3 production method (Haber–Bosch process) is currently complemented
by electrochemical synthesis at ambient conditions, but the rather low selectivity (as …

Atomically dispersed zinc (I) active sites to accelerate nitrogen reduction kinetics for ammonia electrosynthesis

Y Kong, Y Li, X Sang, B Yang, Z Li, S Zheng… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Develo** highly active and stable nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) catalysts for NH3
electrosynthesis remains challenging. Herein, an unusual NRR electrocatalyst is reported …

Hierarchical hollow nanotubes of NiFeV-layered double hydroxides@ CoVP heterostructures towards efficient, pH-universal electrocatalytical nitrogen reduction …

M Arif, G Yasin, L Luo, W Ye, MA Mushtaq… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2020 - Elsevier
Electrocatalytical nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) under ambient conditions provides a
promising substitute to the typical Haber− Bosch process that involves high energy and …

Heterogeneous electrocatalysts design for nitrogen reduction reaction under ambient conditions

Y Wan, J Xu, R Lv - Materials Today, 2019 - Elsevier
Ammonia, as an important carbon-free energy carrier and also an important chemical for
producing fertilisers, is mainly synthesized by a traditional Haber–Bosch process with high …

Emerging two-dimensional nanomaterials for electrochemical nitrogen reduction

Y Pang, C Su, G Jia, L Xu, Z Shao - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Ammonia (NH3) is essential to serve as the biological building blocks for maintaining
organism function, and as the indispensable nitrogenous fertilizers for increasing the yield of …

Recent progress in electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction

X Guo, H Du, F Qu, J Li - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Ammonia (NH3) is an activated nitrogen building block for the manufacture of modern
fertilizers, plastics, fibers, explosives, etc.; however, its production is limited to the traditional …

Aqueous electrocatalytic N 2 reduction for ambient NH 3 synthesis: recent advances in catalyst development and performance improvement

X Zhu, S Mou, Q Peng, Q Liu, Y Luo, G Chen… - Journal of Materials …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Electrochemical N2 reduction has emerged as an environmentally benign alternative to the
Haber–Bosch process for sustainable NH3 synthesis under ambient reaction conditions …