Electrochemical nitrate reduction: ammonia synthesis and the beyond

Y **ong, Y Wang, J Zhou, F Liu, F Hao… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Natural nitrogen cycle has been severely disrupted by anthropogenic activities. The overuse
of N‐containing fertilizers induces the increase of nitrate level in surface and ground waters …

Nanoarchitectonics of metallene materials for electrocatalysis

B Jiang, Y Guo, F Sun, S Wang, Y Kang, X Xu, J Zhao… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Controlling the synthesis of metal nanostructures is one approach for catalyst engineering
and performance optimization in electrocatalysis. As an emerging class of unconventional …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Adsorption energy in oxygen electrocatalysis

J Zhang, HB Yang, D Zhou, B Liu - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
Adsorption energy (AE) of reactive intermediate is currently the most important descriptor for
electrochemical reactions (eg, water electrolysis, hydrogen fuel cell, electrochemical …

Advanced electrocatalysts with single-metal-atom active sites

Y Wang, H Su, Y He, L Li, S Zhu, H Shen, P **e… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Electrocatalysts with single metal atoms as active sites have received increasing attention
owing to their high atomic utilization efficiency and exotic catalytic activity and selectivity …

Electrocatalytic refinery for sustainable production of fuels and chemicals

C Tang, Y Zheng, M Jaroniec… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Compared to modern fossil‐fuel‐based refineries, the emerging electrocatalytic refinery (e‐
refinery) is a more sustainable and environmentally benign strategy to convert renewable …