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 …

Recent advances in non-noble metal electrocatalysts for nitrate reduction

X Zhang, Y Wang, C Liu, Y Yu, S Lu, B Zhang - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Nitrate pollution has become a serious global problem, threatening human health and
ecosystems. The electrochemical reduction has emerged as an energy-efficient and …

Enhanced nitrate-to-ammonia activity on copper–nickel alloys via tuning of intermediate adsorption

Y Wang, A Xu, Z Wang, L Huang, J Li, F Li… - Journal of the …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Electrochemical conversion of nitrate (NO3–) into ammonia (NH3) recycles nitrogen and
offers a route to the production of NH3, which is more valuable than dinitrogen gas …

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 …

Efficient nitrogen fixation to ammonia through integration of plasma oxidation with electrocatalytic reduction

L Li, C Tang, X Cui, Y Zheng, X Wang, H Xu… - Angewandte …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Present one‐step N2 fixation is impeded by tough activation of the N≡ N bond and low
selectivity to NH3. Here we report fixation of N2‐to‐NH3 can be decoupled to a two‐step …

Unveiling cutting‐edge developments in electrocatalytic nitrate‐to‐ammonia conversion

H Zhang, H Wang, X Cao, M Chen, Y Liu… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The excessive enrichment of nitrate in the environment can be converted into ammonia
(NH3) through electrochemical processes, offering significant implications for modern …

Recent advance in heterogenous electrocatalysts for highly selective nitrite reduction to ammonia under ambient condition

L Yue, W Song, L Zhang, Y Luo, Y Wang, T Li… - Small …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Industrial ammonia production mainly relies on the conventional Haber–Bosch process
accompanied by high energy consumption and plentiful carbon dioxide emissions, which …

Electrocatalytic reduction of nitrate: Fundamentals to full-scale water treatment applications

S Garcia-Segura, M Lanzarini-Lopes… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2018 - Elsevier
Nitrate contamination in surface and ground waters is one of this century's major
engineering challenges due to negative environmental impacts and the risk to human health …

Reaction intermediate-mediated electrocatalyst synthesis favors specified facet and defect exposure for efficient nitrate–ammonia conversion

Q Hu, Y Qin, X Wang, Z Wang, X Huang… - Energy & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The electrochemical nitrate (NO3−) reduction reaction (NO3− RR), with much faster kinetics
than the nitrogen (N2) reduction, provides new opportunities to harvest ammonia (NH3) …

High-efficiency electrocatalytic nitrite reduction toward ammonia synthesis on CoP@ TiO2 nanoribbon array

X He, Z Li, J Yao, K Dong, X Li, L Hu, S Sun, Z Cai… - Iscience, 2023 - cell.com
Electrochemical reduction of nitrite (NO 2−) can satisfy the necessity for NO 2− contaminant
removal and deliver a sustainable pathway for ammonia (NH 3) generation. Its practical …