Recent developments in heterogeneous electrocatalysts for ambient nitrogen reduction to ammonia: Activity, challenges, and future perspectives

MA Mushtaq, M Arif, G Yasin, M Tabish, A Kumar… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Ammonia (NH 3) plays a significant role in fertilizer production to support the ever-increasing
population and serves as a renewable energy carrier as well as a zero-carbon emission …

The why and how of NOx electroreduction to ammonia

J John, DR MacFarlane, AN Simonov - Nature Catalysis, 2023 - nature.com
Electroreduction of the oxidized forms of nitrogen (NO x) has been studied for decades, with
the most recent intense research focusing on the conversion of nitrate to ammonia. Here we …

Direct Eight-Electron N2O Electroreduction to NH3 Enabled by an Fe Double-Atom Catalyst

D Wu, K Chen, P Lv, Z Ma, K Chu, D Ma - Nano Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
N2O is a dominant atmosphere pollutant, causing ozone depletion and global warming.
Currently, electrochemical reduction of N2O has gained increasing attention to remove N2O …

Electrocatalytic Synthesis of Essential Amino Acids from Nitric Oxide Using Atomically Dispersed Fe on N‐doped Carbon

J Xian, S Li, H Su, P Liao, S Wang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
How to transfer industrial exhaust gases of nitrogen oxides into high‐values product is
significantly important and challenging. Herein, we demonstrate an innovative method for …

Progress and challenges in nitrous oxide decomposition and valorization

X Wu, J Du, Y Gao, H Wang, C Zhang… - Chemical Society …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Nitrous oxide (N2O) decomposition is increasingly acknowledged as a viable strategy for
mitigating greenhouse gas emissions and addressing ozone depletion, aligning significantly …

Minimizing the impacts of the ammonia economy on the nitrogen cycle and climate

MB Bertagni, RH Socolow… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Ammonia (NH3) is an attractive low-carbon fuel and hydrogen carrier. However, losses and
inefficiencies across the value chain could result in reactive nitrogen emissions (NH3, NOx …

Electrochemical CO2 Reduction in the Presence of Impurities: Influences and Mitigation Strategies

NJ Harmon, H Wang - Angewandte Chemie, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The electrochemical conversion of waste CO2 into useful fuels and chemical products is a
promising approach to reduce CO2 emissions; however, several challenges still remain to …

Nitrous oxide as diazo transfer reagent

A Genoux, K Severin - Chemical Science, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Nitrous oxide, commonly known as “laughing gas”, is formed as a by-product in several
industrial processes. It is also readily available by thermal decomposition of ammonium …

Metal oxides confine single atoms toward efficient thermal catalysis

M Humayun, M Israr, Z Li, W Luo, C Wang - Coordination Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
Single-atom catalysts (SACs) have drawn the attention of material scientists due to their high
atomic-scale utilization efficiency and excellent thermal catalytic activity and selectivity …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanistic modelling of catalytic NOX reduction reactions after hydrogen or ammonia combustion on multiple scales

J Voglar, J Teržan, A Kroflič, M Huš, B Likozar - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
This article provides a comprehensive review and evaluation of the selective catalytic
reduction (SCR) of nitrogen oxides (NO X) using ammonia as a reducing agent in flue gases …