Recent advances in electrocatalysts for efficient nitrate reduction to ammonia

D Liu, L Qiao, S Peng, H Bai, C Liu… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Ammonia as an irreplaceable chemical has been widely demanded to keep the sustainable
development of the modern society. However, its industrial production consumes huge …

Modulation of oxygen vacancy and zero-valent zinc in ZnCr2O4 nanofibers by enriching zinc for efficient nitrate reduction

S Dong, A Niu, K Wang, P Hu, H Guo, S Sun… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2023 - Elsevier
One-step generation and modulation of oxygen vacancies by enriching zinc to substitute
chromium ions in ZnCr 2 O 4 nanofibers are proposed to reduce nitrate to ammonia, which …

Surface Engineering on Ag-Decorated Co3O4 Electrocatalysts for Boosting Nitrate Reduction to Ammonia

M Zhang, Z Ma, S Zhou, C Han, V Kundi… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Electrochemical nitrate reduction reaction (NO3–RR) offers an alternative pathway toward
ambient ammonia production and nitrogen balance restoration, requiring efficient catalysts …

Modulating the electron structure of Co-3d in Co3O4− x/WO2. 72 for boosting peroxymonosulfate activation and degradation of sulfamerazine: Roles of high-valence …

X Yang, J Duan, J Qi, X Li, J Gao, Y Liang, S Li… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Sulfate radical (SO 4•–)-based heterogonous advanced oxidation processes
(AOPs) show promising potential to degrade emerging contaminants, however, regulating …

Tuning electron orbits and reducibility of spinel Co3O4 via defect engineering for enhanced acetone sensing

Y Liu, H Ji, Z Yuan, Y Shen, H Gao, F Meng - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Defect engineering is an effective method to regulate the electronic structure and chemical
properties of functional materials to improve the catalytic, electrochemical and gas-sensitive …

Oxygen vacancy-enhanced magnesium-doped ferrous molybdate photocatalytic-peroxymonosulfate synergistic degradation of pollutants

Y Hou, X An, W An, H Wang, J Hu, W Cui - Applied Surface Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Mg-doped FeMoO 4 composites (labeled Mg/FeMoO 4) enriched with oxygen vacancies
were prepared and applied in the photocatalytic-peroxymonosulfate synergistic degradation …

Precise redox strategy to fabricate CuO/Cu2O hetero-electrodes for ultrafast electrochemical nitrate reduction into valuable ammonia resources

Y Zhao, B Cui, L Li, Z Du, M Sun, S Wang, X Guo… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Electrochemical reduction of nitrate is a highly promising method for removing nitrate from
water bodies. However, slow reaction rates have been a major challenge in its practical …

Copper/carbon nanotube catalysts prepared by ion-exchange/electroreduction for electrocatalytic nitrate reduction: enhanced performance and mechanism insight

J Sun, X Zhang, H Zhang, G Ruan, X Wang… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Carbon-supported copper is a well-known catalyst for the electrocatalytic reduction of nitrate
to ammonium/ammonia (ECRNA). However, relatively low Cu utilisation and/or restricted …

Electrochemical denitrification by a recyclable cobalt oxide cathode: Rapid recovery and selective catalysis

Y Chen, J He, H Pang, D Yu, P Jiang, X Hao… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
Cathodic aging and fouling have presented significant challenges in the realm of
electrochemical denitrification for engineering applications. This study focused on the …

Oxygen vacancy-rich nanoporous Cu-CoOx/CC hybrid catalyst for controllable electrocatalytic reduction of nitrate

S Yang, X Wang, D Jin, W Li, Z Gao, C Liu… - Separation and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Electrocatalytic nitrate reduction (ENR) to N 2 is a promising approach to eliminate nitrate
(NO 3–-N) for solving the eutrophication of water bodies, but it still faces the significant …