Nitrate electroreduction: mechanism insight, in situ characterization, performance evaluation, and challenges

Y Wang, C Wang, M Li, Y Yu, B Zhang - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Excessive nitrate ions in the environment break the natural nitrogen cycle and become a
significant threat to human health. So far, many physical, chemical, and biological …

Recent discoveries in the reaction mechanism of heterogeneous electrocatalytic nitrate reduction

Z Wang, D Richards, N Singh - Catalysis science & technology, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The importance of maintaining a balanced nitrogen cycle and rectifying the accumulation of
nitrate in water streams creates a need for technologies that can convert nitrate species …

Surface treatment of biochar—methods, surface analysis and potential applications: a comprehensive review

M Gęca, AM Khalil, M Tang, AK Bhakta, Y Snoussi… - Surfaces, 2023 - mdpi.com
In recent years, biochar has emerged as a remarkable biosourced material for addressing
global environmental, agricultural, biomedical, and energy challenges. However, the …

[PDF][PDF] Intermetallic PtTe metallene for formic acid oxidation assisted electrocatalytic nitrate reduction

Q Hong, B Miao, T Wang, F Li, Y Chen - Energy Lab, 2023 - energylab.labapress.com
Development of highly efficient electrocatalysts for selective electroreduction of nitrate is of
great significance. In this work, the ultrathin intermetallic platinum-tellurium metallene (PtTe …

Post-functionalized metal− organic framework for effective and selective removal of Hg (II) in aqueous media

L Feng, T Zeng, H Hou - Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
For the serious hazards to human and natural environment caused by the toxic Hg (II), a new
MOF-based adsorption material, UiO-66-AHMT, was designed and synthesized by …

Enhanced activity and selectivity of electrocatalytic denitrification by highly dispersed CuPd bimetals on reduced graphene oxide

Z Chen, Y Wang, J Wang, Z Hu, W Teng, J Fan… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Electrocatalytic denitrification is regarded as an environmentally friendly and effective
technology for nitrate contaminated water. Enhanced activity of electrocatalysis and …

Computational prediction and experimental evaluation of nitrate reduction to ammonia on rhodium

Y Guo, X Cai, S Shen, G Wang, J Zhang - Journal of Catalysis, 2021 - Elsevier
We predicted the reaction energetics for nitrate reduction on rhodium surfaces in alkaline
media using the density functional theory (DFT) in combination of implicit continuum …

Catalyst Design through Grafting of Diazonium Salts—A Critical Review on Catalyst Stability

S Smołka, K Krukiewicz - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
In the pursuit of designing a reusable catalyst with enhanced catalytic activity, recent studies
indicate that electrochemical grafting of diazonium salts is an efficient method of forming …

Covalent functionalization of carbon surfaces: diaryliodonium versus aryldiazonium chemistry

R Steeno, MC Rodríguez González, S Eyley… - Chemistry of …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Covalently modified carbon surfaces remain central to a number of applications. Surface
modification is often achieved using aryldiazonium chemistry, which has become the gold …

Immobilization of biogenic silver–copper nanoparticles over arylated biochar from sugarcane bagasse: Method and catalytic performance

Y Snoussi, M El Garah, AM Khalil… - Applied …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
There is an ever‐growing demand for biochar production and its chemical transformation
into specialty materials. Herein, we suggest a versatile method to elaborate Ag/Cu …