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 …

Nitrate electroreduction: mechanism insight, in situ characterization, performance evaluation, and challenges

Y Wang, C Wang, M Li, Y Yu, B Zhang - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Excessive nitrate ions in the environment break the natural nitrogen cycle and become a
significant threat to human health. So far, many physical, chemical, and biological …

Efficient conversion of low-concentration nitrate sources into ammonia on a Ru-dispersed Cu nanowire electrocatalyst

FY Chen, ZY Wu, S Gupta, DJ Rivera… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Electrochemically converting nitrate ions, a widely distributed nitrogen source in industrial
wastewater and polluted groundwater, into ammonia represents a sustainable route for both …

Splicing the active phases of copper/cobalt-based catalysts achieves high-rate tandem electroreduction of nitrate to ammonia

W He, J Zhang, S Dieckhöfer, S Varhade… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Electrocatalytic recycling of waste nitrate (NO3−) to valuable ammonia (NH3) at ambient
conditions is a green and appealing alternative to the Haber− Bosch process. However, the …

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 …

Alloying of Cu with Ru enabling the relay catalysis for reduction of nitrate to ammonia

W Gao, K **e, J **e, X Wang, H Zhang… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Involving eight electron transfer process and multiple intermediates of nitrate (NO3−)
reduction reaction leads to a sluggish kinetic and low Faradaic efficiency, therefore, it is …

Fe/Cu diatomic catalysts for electrochemical nitrate reduction to ammonia

S Zhang, J Wu, M Zheng, X **, Z Shen, Z Li… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Electrochemical conversion of nitrate to ammonia offers an efficient approach to reducing
nitrate pollutants and a potential technology for low-temperature and low-pressure ammonia …

Efficient electrochemical nitrate reduction to ammonia with copper‐supported rhodium cluster and single‐atom catalysts

H Liu, X Lang, C Zhu, J Timoshenko… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The electrochemical nitrate reduction reaction (NITRR) provides a promising solution for
restoring the imbalance in the global nitrogen cycle while enabling a sustainable and …

Breaking adsorption-energy scaling limitations of electrocatalytic nitrate reduction on intermetallic CuPd nanocubes by machine-learned insights

Q Gao, HS Pillai, Y Huang, S Liu, Q Mu, X Han… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The electrochemical nitrate reduction reaction (NO3RR) to ammonia is an essential step
toward restoring the globally disrupted nitrogen cycle. In search of highly efficient …

Breaking local charge symmetry of iron single atoms for efficient electrocatalytic nitrate reduction to ammonia

J Xu, S Zhang, H Liu, S Liu, Y Yuan… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The electrochemical conversion of nitrate pollutants into value‐added ammonia is a feasible
way to achieve artificial nitrogen cycle. However, the development of electrocatalytic nitrate …