Recent advances in electrocatalytic ammonia synthesis

L Ouyang, J Liang, Y Luo, D Zheng, S Sun, Q Liu… - Chinese Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Artificial electrocatalytic ammonia (NH 3) synthesis is recently becoming a research hotspot.
It can couple with clean renewable electricity, which is considered an energy-efficient and …

Engineering strategies and active site identification of MXene-based catalysts for electrochemical conversion reactions

Y Zhao, J Zhang, X Guo, X Cao, S Wang… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
MXenes have been extensively studied due to their high metallic conductivity, hydrophilic
properties, tunable layer structure and attractive surface chemistry, making them highly …

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 …

Recent Advances and Challenges of Electrocatalytic N2 Reduction to Ammonia

G Qing, R Ghazfar, ST Jackowski, F Habibzadeh… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Global ammonia production reached 175 million metric tons in 2016, 90% of which is
produced from high purity N2 and H2 gases at high temperatures and pressures via the …

Two-dimensional MXenes: From morphological to optical, electric, and magnetic properties and applications

X Jiang, AV Kuklin, A Baev, Y Ge, H Ågren, H Zhang… - Physics Reports, 2020 - Elsevier
MXenes, generally referring to two-dimensional (2D) transition-metal carbides, nitrides, and
carbonitrides, have received tremendous attention since the first report in 2011. Extensive …

Identification and elimination of false positives in electrochemical nitrogen reduction studies

J Choi, BHR Suryanto, D Wang, HL Du… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Ammonia is of emerging interest as a liquefied, renewable-energy-sourced energy carrier
for global use in the future. Electrochemical reduction of N2 (NRR) is widely recognised as …

A review on MXene as promising support materials for oxygen evolution reaction catalysts

BR Anne, J Kundu, MK Kabiraz, J Kim… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The harsh operating conditions of the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in water electrolysis
severely degrade the activity and stability of the electrocatalysts due to elemental leaching …

Rational design of two-dimensional transition metal carbide/nitride (MXene) hybrids and nanocomposites for catalytic energy storage and conversion

KRG Lim, AD Handoko, SK Nemani, B Wyatt… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Electro-, photo-, and photoelectrocatalysis play a critical role toward the realization of a
sustainable energy economy. They facilitate numerous redox reactions in energy storage …

Activity and selectivity roadmap for C–N electro-coupling on MXenes

Y Jiao, H Li, Y Jiao, SZ Qiao - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Electrochemical coupling between carbon and nitrogen species to generate high-value C–N
products, including urea, presents significant economic and environmental potentials for …

Challenges and prospects in the catalysis of electroreduction of nitrogen to ammonia

BHR Suryanto, HL Du, D Wang, J Chen, AN Simonov… - Nature Catalysis, 2019 - nature.com
Ammonia is a widely produced chemical that is the basis of most fertilisers. However, it is
currently derived from fossil fuels and there is an urgent need to develop sustainable …