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 …

Theoretical insights into the mechanism of selective nitrate‐to‐ammonia electroreduction on single‐atom catalysts

H Niu, Z Zhang, X Wang, X Wan… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Selective nitrate‐to‐ammonia electrochemical conversion is an efficient pathway to solve the
pollution of nitrate and an attractive strategy for low‐temperature ammonia synthesis …

Ultralow overpotential nitrate reduction to ammonia via a three-step relay mechanism

S Han, H Li, T Li, F Chen, R Yang, Y Yu, B Zhang - Nature catalysis, 2023 - nature.com
Ammonia plays a substantial role in agriculture and the next generation of carbon-free
energy supply. Electrocatalytic nitrate reduction to NH3 is attractive for nitrate removal and …

Electrochemical ammonia synthesis via nitrate reduction on Fe single atom catalyst

ZY Wu, M Karamad, X Yong, Q Huang… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Electrochemically converting nitrate, a widespread water pollutant, back to valuable
ammonia is a green and delocalized route for ammonia synthesis, and can be an appealing …

Direct synthesis of ammonia from nitrate on amorphous graphene with near 100% efficiency

L Huang, L Cheng, T Ma, JJ Zhang, H Wu… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Ammonia is an indispensable commodity in the agricultural and pharmaceutical industries.
Direct nitrate‐to‐ammonia electroreduction is a decentralized route yet challenged by …

Highly Efficient Electrochemical Nitrate Reduction to Ammonia in Strong Acid Conditions with Fe2M‐Trinuclear‐Cluster Metal–Organic Frameworks

Y Lv, SW Ke, Y Gu, B Tian, L Tang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Nitrate‐containing industrial wastewater poses a serious threat to the global food security
and public health safety. As compared to the traditional microbial denitrification …

Catalytic active centers beyond transition metals: Atomically dispersed alkaline-earth metals for the electroreduction of nitrate to ammonia

D Wu, P Lv, J Wu, B He, X Li, K Chu, Y Jia… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Alkaline-earth (AE) metals have rarely been reported to be the active centers in
heterogeneous catalysis. However, in nature, Mg cofactors in enzymes exhibit super activity …

Restoring the nitrogen cycle by electrochemical reduction of nitrate: progress and prospects

Y Zeng, C Priest, G Wang, G Wu - Small Methods, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The increasing amount of anthropogenic nitrogen has resulted in alarming levels of nitrate in
bodies of water and caused a cascade of damage to the environment and human health …

Electrocatalytic nitrate reduction on oxide-derived silver with tunable selectivity to nitrite and ammonia

H Liu, J Park, Y Chen, Y Qiu, Y Cheng… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Removing excess nitrate (NO3–) from waste streams has become a significant
environmental and health topic. However, realizing highly selective NO3–conversion toward …

Electrocatalytic nitrate/nitrite reduction to ammonia synthesis using metal nanocatalysts and bio-inspired metalloenzymes

J Wang, T Feng, J Chen, V Ramalingam, Z Li… - Nano Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Ammonia (NH 3) is attracted as a potential carbon free energy carrier and as important
feedstock for most of the fertilizers, chemicals, pharmaceutical related products. NH 3 is …