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 …

Engineering strategies and active site identification of MXene-based catalysts for electrochemical conversion reactions

Y Zhao, J Zhang, X Guo, X Cao, S Wang… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
MXenes have been extensively studied due to their high metallic conductivity, hydrophilic
properties, tunable layer structure and attractive surface chemistry, making them highly …

Tandem electrocatalytic nitrate reduction to ammonia on MBenes

G Zhang, X Li, K Chen, Y Guo, D Ma… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
We demonstrate the great feasibility of MBenes as a new class of tandem catalysts for
electrocatalytic nitrate reduction to ammonia (NO3RR). As a proof of concept, FeB2 is first …

Sub-nm RuOx Clusters on Pd Metallene for Synergistically Enhanced Nitrate Electroreduction to Ammonia

X Li, P Shen, X Li, D Ma, K Chu - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
The electrochemical nitrate reduction to ammonia reaction (NO3RR) has emerged as an
appealing route for achieving both wastewater treatment and ammonia production. Herein …

Lewis acid Fe‐V pairs promote nitrate electroreduction to ammonia

N Zhang, G Zhang, P Shen, H Zhang… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Electrochemical reduction of nitrate to ammonia (NO3RR) has been recognized as an
appealing approach to realize both sustainable NH3 production and waste nitrate removal …

Ammonia and nitric acid demands for fertilizer use in 2050

J Lim, CA Fernández, SW Lee, MC Hatzell - ACS Energy Letters, 2021 - ACS Publications
Access to nitrogen-based fertilizers is critical to maximize agricultural yield, as nitrogen is the
most common rate-limiting nutrient. Nearly all nitrogen-based fertilizers rely on ammonia …

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 …

Pd1Cu Single-Atom Alloys for High-Current-Density and Durable NO-to-NH3 Electroreduction

K Chen, J Xiang, Y Guo, X Liu, X Li, K Chu - Nano Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
Electrochemical reduction of NO to NH3 (NORR) offers a prospective method for efficient
NH3 electrosynthesis. Herein, we first design single-atom Pd-alloyed Cu (Pd1Cu) as an …

Ampere-Level Nitrate Electroreduction to Ammonia over Monodispersed Bi-Doped FeS2

G Zhang, G Wang, Y Wan, X Liu, K Chu - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
Electrochemical conversion of NO3–into NH3 (NO3RR) holds an enormous prospect to
simultaneously yield valuable NH3 and alleviate NO3–pollution. Herein, we report …

Hexagonal Cobalt Nanosheets for High-Performance Electrocatalytic NO Reduction to NH3

D Wang, ZW Chen, K Gu, C Chen, Y Liu… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Electrocatalytic nitric oxide (NO) reduction not only provides an extremely promising strategy
for ambient NH3 generation but also alleviates the artificially disrupted N-cycle balance …