Towards sustainable metal-mediated ammonia electrosynthesis

S Li, X Fu, JK Nørskov, I Chorkendorff - Nature Energy, 2024 - nature.com
Ammonia is a key component of fertilizers, a crucial industrial chemical and a carbon-free
fuel. Electrosynthesis of ammonia from nitrogen under ambient conditions presents an …

Electrochemical Nitrogen Reduction: The Energetic Distance to Lithium

A Bagger, R Tort, MM Titirici, A Walsh… - ACS Energy …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Energy-efficient electrochemical reduction of nitrogen to ammonia could help in mitigating
climate change. Today, only Li-and recently Ca-mediated systems can perform the reaction …

Techno-economic assessment of different small-scale electrochemical NH 3 production plants

B Izelaar, M Ramdin, A Vlierboom… - Energy & …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Electrochemical ammonia synthesis via the nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) has been
poised as one of the promising technologies for the sustainable production of green …

Understanding activity trends in electrochemical dinitrogen oxidation over transition metal oxides

SA Olusegun, Y Qi, NC Kani, MR Singh… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Nitric acid (HNO3) is a critical commodity chemical produced on an enormous scale via
oxidation of ammonia NH3 in the Ostwald process and, as such, is responsible for a …

Advancing electrochemical N2 reduction: interfacial electrolyte effects and operando computational approaches

L Jiang, X Bai, X Zhi, K Davey, Y Jiao - EES Catalysis, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The electrochemical N2 reduction reaction (eNRR) is a promising pathway for clean and
sustainable production of ammonia, a compound essential for global industry. The …

Mechanism of the N2 Cleavage Promoted by Lithium vs Other Alkali and Alkaline-Earth Metals

LM Azofra, JM Doña-Rodríguez… - The Journal of …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The lithium-mediated nitrogen reduction reaction (Li-NRR) currently stands as the most
feasible route for producing ammonia (NH3) from atmospheric nitrogen (N2) in a sustainable …

Enhancing Lithium‐Mediated Nitrogen Reduction with Porous Polymer Fibers Featuring Lithium‐Ion Affinity

D Shin, A Choi, DY Han, G Bak, S Yoo… - Advanced Functional …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
The interaction between the electrolyte and working electrode surface affects the cascade of
reactions involving Li deposition, N2, and proton carriers and consequently the NH3 …

Electrochemical Ammonia Synthesis: The Energy Efficiency Challenge

Y Zhou, X Fu, I Chorkendorff, JK Nørskov - ACS Energy Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
We discuss the challenges associated with achieving high energy efficiency in
electrochemical ammonia synthesis at near-ambient conditions. The current Li-mediated …

Revealing Mechanisms of Lithium‐Mediated Nitrogen Reduction Reaction from First‐Principles Simulations

C Zhou, Q Zhao - ChemPhysChem - Wiley Online Library
Recently, lithium‐mediated nitrogen reduction reaction (Li‐NRR) in nonaqueous electrolytes
has proven to be an environmentally sustainable and feasible route for ammonia …

Magnesium-Mediated Electrochemical Synthesis of Ammonia

I Goyal, VV Gande, RR Bhawnani, R Hamlyn… - 2025 - chemrxiv.org
Metal-mediated electrochemical synthesis of ammonia (NH3) is a promising approach to
activate N2 at room temperature. For instance, a lithium-mediated approach has been …