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 …

A review of electrocatalytic reduction of dinitrogen to ammonia under ambient conditions

X Cui, C Tang, Q Zhang - Advanced Energy Materials, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The production of ammonia (NH3) from molecular dinitrogen (N2) under mild conditions is
one of the most attractive topics in the field of chemistry. Electrochemical reduction of N2 is …

Enhancement of lithium-mediated ammonia synthesis by addition of oxygen

K Li, SZ Andersen, MJ Statt, M Saccoccio, VJ Bukas… - Science, 2021 - science.org
Owing to the worrying increase in carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere, there is
a need to electrify fossil-fuel–powered chemical processes such as the Haber-Bosch …

A hybrid plasma electrocatalytic process for sustainable ammonia production

J Sun, D Alam, R Daiyan, H Masood, T Zhang… - Energy & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
From nurturing living organisms to feeding billions of people, the transformation of
atmospheric nitrogen to ammonia (NH3) is essential to sustain life on earth. In nature …

Efficient electrocatalytic N2 fixation with MXene under ambient conditions

Y Luo, GF Chen, L Ding, X Chen, LX Ding, H Wang - Joule, 2019 - cell.com
The current efficiency of NH 3 electrosynthesis from N 2 and H 2 O is ultralow as a result of
poor selectivity in most catalysts. Here, we demonstrate that under ambient conditions …

Advances in Electrocatalytic N2 Reduction—Strategies to Tackle the Selectivity Challenge

GF Chen, S Ren, L Zhang, H Cheng, Y Luo… - Small …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The industrial process used to reduce N2 to NH3, typically the Haber–Bosch process, is
energy‐intensive and highly dependent on fossil fuels, a major source of greenhouse gas …

An amorphous noble‐metal‐free electrocatalyst that enables nitrogen fixation under ambient conditions

C Lv, C Yan, G Chen, Y Ding, J Sun… - Angewandte …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
N2 fixation by the electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) under ambient
conditions is regarded as a potential approach to achieve NH3 production, which still …

Au Sub‐Nanoclusters on TiO2 toward Highly Efficient and Selective Electrocatalyst for N2 Conversion to NH3 at Ambient Conditions

MM Shi, D Bao, BR Wulan, YH Li, YF Zhang… - Advanced …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
As the N N bond in N2 is one of the strongest bonds in chemistry, the fixation of N2 to
ammonia is a kinetically complex and energetically challenging reaction and, up to now, its …

Amorphizing of Au Nanoparticles by CeOx–RGO Hybrid Support towards Highly Efficient Electrocatalyst for N2 Reduction under Ambient Conditions

SJ Li, D Bao, MM Shi, BR Wulan, JM Yan… - Advanced …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Ammonia synthesis is one of the most kinetically complex and energetically challenging
chemical processes in industry and has used the Harber–Bosch catalyst for over a century …

Pathways of the Electrochemical Nitrogen Reduction Reaction: From Ammonia Synthesis to Metal-N2 Batteries

SC Jesudass, S Surendran, JY Kim, TY An… - Electrochemical Energy …, 2023 - Springer
Ammonia is considered as an alternative fuel resource for a sustainable green future. The
production of ammonia involves the electrochemical nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) …