Bioinspired framework catalysts: From enzyme immobilization to biomimetic catalysis

KY Wang, J Zhang, YC Hsu, H Lin, Z Han… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Enzymatic catalysis has fueled considerable interest from chemists due to its high efficiency
and selectivity. However, the structural complexity and vulnerability hamper the application …

Second and outer coordination sphere effects in nitrogenase, hydrogenase, formate dehydrogenase, and CO dehydrogenase

ST Stripp, BR Duffus, V Fourmond, C Léger… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Gases like H2, N2, CO2, and CO are increasingly recognized as critical feedstock in “green”
energy conversion and as sources of nitrogen and carbon for the agricultural and chemical …

Electrochemical reduction of nitrate to ammonia via direct eight-electron transfer using a copper–molecular solid catalyst

GF Chen, Y Yuan, H Jiang, SY Ren, LX Ding, L Ma… - Nature Energy, 2020 - nature.com
Ammonia (NH3) is essential for modern agriculture and industry and is a potential energy
carrier. NH3 is traditionally synthesized by the Haber–Bosch process at high temperature …

A review on biomass based hydrogen production technologies

DB Pal, A Singh, A Bhatnagar - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Hydrogen is a renewable energy carrier that is one of the most competent fuel options for the
future. The majority of hydrogen is currently produced from fossil fuels and their derivatives …

Tackling the activity and selectivity challenges of electrocatalysts toward the nitrogen reduction reaction via atomically dispersed biatom catalysts

X Guo, J Gu, S Lin, S Zhang, Z Chen… - Journal of the American …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Developing efficient catalysts for nitrogen fixation is becoming increasingly important but is
still challenging due to the lack of robust design criteria for tackling the activity and selectivity …

Biofertilizer: the future of food security and food safety

AI Daniel, AO Fadaka, A Gokul, OO Bakare, O Aina… - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
There is a direct correlation between population growth and food demand. As the global
population continues to rise, there is a need to scale up food production to meet the food …

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 …

Effectiveness of nitrogen fixation in rhizobia

K Lindström, SA Mousavi - Microbial biotechnology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Biological nitrogen fixation in rhizobia occurs primarily in root or stem nodules and is
induced by the bacteria present in legume plants. This symbiotic process has fascinated …

Boosted Electrocatalytic N2 Reduction to NH3 by Defect‐Rich MoS2 Nanoflower

X Li, T Li, Y Ma, Q Wei, W Qiu, H Guo… - Advanced Energy …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The industrial artificial fixation of atmospheric N2 to NH3 is carried out using the Haber–
Bosch process that is not only energy‐intensive but emits large amounts of greenhouse gas …

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 …