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 …

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 …

The why and how of NOx electroreduction to ammonia

J John, DR MacFarlane, AN Simonov - Nature Catalysis, 2023 - nature.com
Electroreduction of the oxidized forms of nitrogen (NO x) has been studied for decades, with
the most recent intense research focusing on the conversion of nitrate to ammonia. Here we …

Single Mo atom supported on defective boron nitride monolayer as an efficient electrocatalyst for nitrogen fixation: a computational study

J Zhao, Z Chen - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2017 - ACS Publications
The production of ammonia (NH3) from molecular dinitrogen (N2) under mild conditions is
one of the most attractive and challenging processes in chemistry. Here by means of density …

Nitrogen fixation via splitting into nitrido complexes

SJK Forrest, B Schluschaß, EY Yuzik-Klimova… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The large carbon footprint of the Haber–Bosch process, which provides ammonia for
fertilizers but also the feedstock for all nitrogenous commercial products, has fueled the …

Catalytic N2-to-NH3 (or -N2H4) Conversion by Well-Defined Molecular Coordination Complexes

MJ Chalkley, MW Drover, JC Peters - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Nitrogen fixation, the six-electron/six-proton reduction of N2, to give NH3, is one of the most
challenging and important chemical transformations. Notwithstanding the barriers …

A general two‐step strategy–based high‐throughput screening of single atom catalysts for nitrogen fixation

C Ling, Y Ouyang, Q Li, X Bai, X Mao, A Du… - Small …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Electrocatalytic or photocatalytic N2 reduction holds great promise for green and sustainable
NH3 production under ambient conditions, where an efficient catalyst plays a crucial role but …

The comparison between single atom catalysis and surface organometallic catalysis

MK Samantaray, V D'Elia, E Pump, L Falivene… - Chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Single atom catalysis (SAC) is a recent discipline of heterogeneous catalysis for which a
single atom on a surface is able to carry out various catalytic reactions. A kind of revolution …

Near ambient N2 fixation on solid electrodes versus enzymes and homogeneous catalysts

O Westhead, J Barrio, A Bagger, JW Murray… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract The Mo/Fe nitrogenase enzyme is unique in its ability to efficiently reduce
dinitrogen to ammonia at atmospheric pressures and room temperature. Should an artificial …

Dual active centers bridged by oxygen vacancies of ruthenium single‐atom hybrids supported on molybdenum oxide for photocatalytic ammonia synthesis

H Yin, Z Chen, Y Peng, S Xiong, Y Li… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Photocatalytic synthesis of ammonia (NH3) holds significant potential compared with the
Haber–Bosch process. However, the reported photocatalysts suffer from low efficiency …