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 …

High-entropy alloys in electrocatalysis: from fundamentals to applications

JT Ren, L Chen, HY Wang, ZY Yuan - Chemical Society Reviews, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
High-entropy alloys (HEAs) comprising five or more elements in near-equiatomic
proportions have attracted ever increasing attention for their distinctive properties, such as …

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

X Wei, Y Liu, X Zhu, S Bo, L ** regulating electronic structure of Bi2MoO6 to construct dual active sites for photocatalytic nitrogen fixation
C Yang, Y Zhang, F Yue, R Du, T Ma, Y Bian… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2023 - Elsevier
Although photocatalytic nitrogen reduction reaction (PNRR) is a green ammonia synthesis
technology, it still encounters low adsorption/activation efficiency of N 2 and lack of reaction …

Structurally Disordered RuO2 Nanosheets with Rich Oxygen Vacancies for Enhanced Nitrate Electroreduction to Ammonia

Y Wang, H Li, W Zhou, X Zhang, B Zhang… - Angewandte …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Electrochemical reduction of nitrate pollutants to ammonia has emerged as an attractive
alternative for ammonia synthesis. Currently, many strategies have been developed for …

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

M **e, S Tang, Z Li, M Wang, Z **, P Li… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Harvesting recyclable ammonia (NH3) from the electrocatalytic reduction of nitrate (NO3RR)
offers a sustainable strategy to close the ecological nitrogen cycle from nitration …

Multi-atom cluster catalysts for efficient electrocatalysis

L Sun, V Reddu, X Wang - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Multi-atom cluster catalysts have turned out to be novel heterogeneous catalysts with atomic
dispersion for electrochemical energy applications. Beyond a simple combination of single …

[HTML][HTML] Theory-oriented screening and discovery of advanced energy transformation materials in electrocatalysis

H **g, P Zhu, X Zheng, Z Zhang, D Wang… - Advanced Powder …, 2022 - Elsevier
Various metal-based electrocatalysts from nanocrystals, to clusters and single-atoms, have
been well-discovered towards high-efficient power devices and electrocatalytic conversion …

Recent progress in electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction to ammonia (NRR)

Z Huang, M Rafiq, AR Woldu, QX Tong, D Astruc… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
Ammonia is an essential raw ingredient for fertilizers, a carbon-free hydrogen carrier, and an
alternative fuel. The natural process of producing ammonia cannot meet the rapidly growing …

Electronic state and microenvironment modulation of metal nanoparticles stabilized by MOFs for boosting electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction

L Wen, K Sun, X Liu, W Yang, L Li… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Modulation of the local electronic structure and microenvironment of catalytic metal sites
plays a critical role in electrocatalysis, yet remains a grand challenge. Herein, PdCu …