Electrochemical wastewater refining: a vision for circular chemical manufacturing

DM Miller, K Abels, J Guo, KS Williams… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Wastewater is an underleveraged resource; it contains pollutants that can be transformed
into valuable high-purity products. Innovations in chemistry and chemical engineering will …

NH3 Electrosynthesis from N2 Molecules: Progresses, Challenges, and Future Perspectives

Y Ren, S Li, C Yu, Y Zheng, C Wang… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Green ammonia (NH3), made by using renewable electricity to split nearly limitless nitrogen
(N2) molecules, is a vital platform molecule and an ideal fuel to drive the sustainable …

π‐d Conjugated Copper Chloranilate with Distorted Cu‐O4 Site for Efficient Electrocatalytic Ammonia Production

C Xing, J Ren, L Fan, J Zhang, M Ma… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the relationship between electrocatalytic performance and local structure at
the molecular level is of great significance. Herein, a bifunctional electrocatalyst CuCA (CA …

Electrochemical Reduction of N2O with a Molecular Copper Catalyst

JL Martinez, JE Schneider, SW Anferov… - ACS catalysis, 2023 - ACS Publications
Deoxygenation of nitrous oxide (N2O) has significant environmental implications, as it is not
only a potent greenhouse gas but is also the main substance responsible for the depletion of …

Engineering a molecular electrocatalytic system for energy-efficient ammonia production from wastewater nitrate

DM Miller, MJ Liu, K Abels, A Kogler… - Energy & …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Anthropogenic ammonia production has sustained exponential population growth but
exacerbated wastewater nitrate pollution. Abundant nitrate can be refined to purified …

Photoelectrochemical Nitrate and Nitrite Reduction Using Cu2O Photocathodes

HE Kim, DH Wi, JS Lee, KS Choi - ACS Energy Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
Nitrate in wastewater streams causes eutrophication, and nitrate removal is of great
importance for environmental protection. Electrochemical nitrate reduction has the …

Probing the evolution in catalytic graphitization of biomass-based materials for enduring energetic applications

M Mennani, AA Benhamou, AA Mekkaoui… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The continued reliance on carbon-based materials derived from fossil fuels exacerbates
environmental challenges, demanding alternative cleaner energy sources. Within the realm …

Electrochemical nitrate reduction to NH 3 by faceted Cu 2 O nanostructures in acidic medium

PC Mandal, ND Sherpa, H Barma, B Adhikary… - New Journal of …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
In this work, we have thoroughly studied the electrochemical nitrate reduction reaction
(NO3RR) by cubic, octahedral and truncated octahedral Cu2O nanocrystals (NCs) for the …

Innovative Approaches to Sustainable Ammonia Synthesis under Mild Conditions

E Castillejos, E García‐Bordejé - ChemCatChem, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Ammonia is one of the most important chemicals in the world because it is a feedstock for
fertilizer production and, moreover, it has been proposed as a convenient storage media for …

A Decadal Change in Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition at a Rural Site in Southern China

K Ren, Y Zhou, J Liu, Z Yu, X Ma, R Si, Z Wen, W Xu… - Atmosphere, 2024 - mdpi.com
Elevated atmospheric reactive nitrogen (Nr) emissions and the subsequent nitrogen (N)
deposition have negatively impacted the global environment, particularly in China. In order …