Catalysts for nitrogen reduction to ammonia

SL Foster, SIP Bakovic, RD Duda, S Maheshwari… - Nature Catalysis, 2018 - nature.com
The production of synthetic ammonia remains dependent on the energy-and capital-
intensive Haber–Bosch process. Extensive research in molecular catalysis has …

Catalytic N2-to-NH3 (or -N2H4) Conversion by Well-Defined Molecular Coordination Complexes

MJ Chalkley, MW Drover, JC Peters - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Nitrogen fixation, the six-electron/six-proton reduction of N2, to give NH3, is one of the most
challenging and important chemical transformations. Notwithstanding the barriers …

Metal-Free Single Atom Catalyst for N2 Fixation Driven by Visible Light

C Ling, X Niu, Q Li, A Du, J Wang - Journal of the American …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Solar nitrogen (N2) fixation is the most attractive way for the sustainable production of
ammonia (NH3), but the development of a highly active, long-term stable and low-cost …

Single Mo atom supported on defective boron nitride monolayer as an efficient electrocatalyst for nitrogen fixation: a computational study

J Zhao, Z Chen - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2017 - ACS Publications
The production of ammonia (NH3) from molecular dinitrogen (N2) under mild conditions is
one of the most attractive and challenging processes in chemistry. Here by means of density …

Photocatalytic nitrogen fixation under an ambient atmosphere using a porous coordination polymer with bridging dinitrogen anions

Y Xiong, B Li, Y Gu, T Yan, Z Ni, S Li, JL Zuo, J Ma… - Nature Chemistry, 2023 - nature.com
The design of highly electron-active and stable heterogeneous catalysts for the ambient
nitrogen reduction reaction is challenging due to the inertness of the N2 molecule. Here, we …

A general two‐step strategy–based high‐throughput screening of single atom catalysts for nitrogen fixation

C Ling, Y Ouyang, Q Li, X Bai, X Mao, A Du… - Small …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Electrocatalytic or photocatalytic N2 reduction holds great promise for green and sustainable
NH3 production under ambient conditions, where an efficient catalyst plays a crucial role but …

Near ambient N2 fixation on solid electrodes versus enzymes and homogeneous catalysts

O Westhead, J Barrio, A Bagger, JW Murray… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract The Mo/Fe nitrogenase enzyme is unique in its ability to efficiently reduce
dinitrogen to ammonia at atmospheric pressures and room temperature. Should an artificial …

Dual active centers bridged by oxygen vacancies of ruthenium single‐atom hybrids supported on molybdenum oxide for photocatalytic ammonia synthesis

H Yin, Z Chen, Y Peng, S Xiong, Y Li… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Photocatalytic synthesis of ammonia (NH3) holds significant potential compared with the
Haber–Bosch process. However, the reported photocatalysts suffer from low efficiency …

Single molybdenum atom anchored on N-doped carbon as a promising electrocatalyst for nitrogen reduction into ammonia at ambient conditions

C Ling, X Bai, Y Ouyang, A Du… - The Journal of Physical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Ammonia (NH3) is one of the most important industrial chemicals owing to its wide
applications in various fields. However, the synthesis of NH3 at ambient conditions remains …

Comprehensive insights into synthetic nitrogen fixation assisted by molecular catalysts under ambient or mild conditions

Y Tanabe, Y Nishibayashi - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
N2 is fixed as NH3 industrially by the Haber–Bosch process under harsh conditions,
whereas biological nitrogen fixation is achieved under ambient conditions, which has …