Anion Exchange Ionomers: Design Considerations and Recent Advances‐An Electrochemical Perspective

S Favero, IEL Stephens, MM Titirci - Advanced Materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Alkaline‐based electrochemical devices, such as anion exchange membrane (AEM) fuel
cells and electrolyzers, are receiving increasing attention. However, while the catalysts and …

Lithium-mediated nitrogen reduction to ammonia via the catalytic solid–electrolyte interphase

W Chang, A Jain, F Rezaie, K Manthiram - Nature Catalysis, 2024 - nature.com
The lithium-mediated nitrogen reduction reaction (LiNRR) produces ammonia in ambient
conditions. This electrochemical pathway is dependent on a catalytic solid–electrolyte …

Lithium-mediated ammonia electrosynthesis with ether-based electrolytes

X Cai, X Li, J You, F Yang, Z Shadike… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Ammonia is of great importance in fertilizer production and chemical synthesis. It can also
potentially serve as a carbon-free energy carrier for a future hydrogen economy. Motivated …

Quantifying Influence of the Solid-Electrolyte Interphase in Ammonia Electrosynthesis

EJ McShane, VA Niemann, P Benedek, X Fu… - ACS Energy …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI) is often invoked to rationalize trends observed during
lithium-mediated electrochemical ammonia synthesis (LiMEAS), but quantitative analysis of …

Searching for the rules of electrochemical nitrogen fixation

R Tort, A Bagger, O Westhead, Y Kondo… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Li-mediated ammonia synthesis is, thus far, the only electrochemical method for
heterogeneous decentralized ammonia production. The unique selectivity of the solid …

Reduction of dinitrogen to ammonium through a magnesium-based electrochemical process at close-to-ambient temperature

M Krebsz, RY Hodgetts, S Johnston… - Energy & …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The Li-mediated nitrogen reduction enables practical synthesis of ammonia, but its energy
efficiency is limited by the Li0/+ redox potential. To improve on this, a mediator with a more …

Nonaqueous Li-mediated nitrogen reduction: taking control of potentials

R Tort, O Westhead, M Spry, BJV Davies… - ACS Energy …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The performance of the Li-mediated ammonia synthesis has progressed dramatically since
its recent reintroduction. However, fundamental understanding of this reaction is slower …

Water increases the Faradaic selectivity of Li-mediated nitrogen reduction

M Spry, O Westhead, R Tort, B Moss… - ACS Energy …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The lithium-mediated system catalyzes nitrogen to ammonia under ambient conditions.
Herein we discover that trace amount of water as an electrolyte additive─ in contrast to prior …

Electrochemical Reduction of N2 to Ammonia Promoted by Hydrated Cation Ions: Mechanistic Insights from a Combined Computational and Experimental Study

X Mao, X Bai, G Wu, Q Qin, AP O'Mullane… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Alkali ions, major components at the electrode–electrolyte interface, are crucial to
modulating reaction activity and selectivity of catalyst materials. However, the underlying …

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 …