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 …

Electrochemical reduction of nitrate to ammonia via direct eight-electron transfer using a copper–molecular solid catalyst

GF Chen, Y Yuan, H Jiang, SY Ren, LX Ding, L Ma… - Nature Energy, 2020 - nature.com
Ammonia (NH3) is essential for modern agriculture and industry and is a potential energy
carrier. NH3 is traditionally synthesized by the Haber–Bosch process at high temperature …

Structure sensitivity of Pd facets for enhanced electrochemical nitrate reduction to ammonia

J Lim, CY Liu, J Park, YH Liu, TP Senftle, SW Lee… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The design of electrocatalysts capable of selectively reducing nitrate to ammonia is gaining
interest as a means of transforming waste into fertilizers. However, most prior investigations …

Electrocatalytic reduction of nitrate to ammonia via a Au/Cu single atom alloy catalyst

H Yin, Y Peng, J Li - Environmental Science & Technology, 2023 - ACS Publications
Electrocatalytic ammonia (NH3) synthesis from the reduction of nitrate (NO3–) is one of the
effective and mild methods to treat nitrogen-containing wastewater from stationary sources …

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 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 …

Controlling the metal–ligand coordination environment of manganese phthalocyanine in 1D–2D heterostructure for enhancing nitrate reduction to ammonia

A Adalder, S Paul, N Barman, A Bera, S Sarkar… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Eight-electron nitrate reduction (NO3RR) offers a cost-effective and environmentally friendly
route of ammonia production and wastewater remediation. However, identification and …

Recent discoveries in the reaction mechanism of heterogeneous electrocatalytic nitrate reduction

Z Wang, D Richards, N Singh - Catalysis science & technology, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The importance of maintaining a balanced nitrogen cycle and rectifying the accumulation of
nitrate in water streams creates a need for technologies that can convert nitrate species …

Palladium-Copper bimetallic catalysts for electroreduction of CO2 and nitrogenous species

F Zhou, J Zhang, Y Zhang, Y Wu, Y Wang… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2024 - Elsevier
The rapid surge in global population and fossil fuel utilization over the past two centuries
have disrupted the natural carbon and nitrogen cycles, leading to various environmental …