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Ebenezer J, Lal A, Velayudham P, Borenstein A, Schechter A. Laser-Induced Pd-PdO/rGO Catalysts for Enhanced Electrocatalytic Conversion of Nitrate into Ammonia. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024. [PMID: 38961637 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c06378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/05/2024]
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Electrochemical reduction of nitrate to ammonia (eNO3RR) is proposed as a sustainable solution for high-rate ammonia synthesis under ambient conditions. The complex, multistep eNO3RR mechanism necessitates the use of a catalyst for the complete conversion of nitrate to ammonia. Our research focuses on developing a novel Pd-PdO doped in a reduced graphene oxide (rGO) composite catalyst synthesized via a laser-assisted one-step technique. This catalyst demonstrates dual functionality: palladium (Pd) boosts hydrogen adsorption, while its oxide (PdO) demonstrates considerable nitrogen adsorption affinity and exhibits a maximum ammonia yield of 5456.4 ± 453.4 μg/h/cm2 at -0.6 V vs reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE), with significant yields for nitrite and hydroxylamine under ambient conditions in a nitrate-containing alkaline electrolyte. At a lower potential of -0.1 V, the catalyst exhibited a minimal hydrogen evolution reaction of 3.1 ± 2.2% while achieving high ammonia selectivity (74.9 ± 4.4%), with the balance for nitrite and hydroxylamine. Additionally, the catalyst's stability and activity can be regenerated through the electrooxidation of Pd.
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- James Ebenezer
- Department of Chemical Sciences, Ariel University, Ariel 40 700, Israel
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Ariel University, Ariel 40 700, Israel
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Ariel University, Ariel 40 700, Israel
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Ariel University, Ariel 40 700, Israel
- Research and Development Centre for Renewable Energy, New Technology Centre, University of West Bohemia, 301 00 Pilsen, Czech Republic
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Zhou L, Chen X, Zhu S, You K, Wang ZJ, Fan R, Li J, Yuan Y, Wang X, Wang J, Chen Y, Jin H, Wang S, Lv JJ. Two-dimensional Cu Plates with Steady Fluid Fields for High-rate Nitrate Electroreduction to Ammonia and Efficient Zn-Nitrate Batteries. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202401924. [PMID: 38366134 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202401924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2024] [Revised: 02/14/2024] [Accepted: 02/15/2024] [Indexed: 02/18/2024]
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Nitrate electroreduction reaction (eNO3 -RR) to ammonia (NH3) provides a promising strategy for nitrogen utilization, while achieving high selectivity and durability at an industrial scale has remained challenging. Herein, we demonstrated that the performance of eNO3 -RR could be significantly boosted by introducing two-dimensional Cu plates as electrocatalysts and eliminating the general carrier gas to construct a steady fluid field. The developed eNO3 -RR setup provided superior NH3 Faradaic efficiency (FE) of 99 %, exceptional long-term electrolysis for 120 h at 200 mA cm-2, and a record-high yield rate of 3.14 mmol cm-2 h-1. Furthermore, the proposed strategy was successfully extended to the Zn-nitrate battery system, providing a power density of 12.09 mW cm-2 and NH3 FE of 85.4 %, outperforming the state-of-the-art eNO3 -RR catalysts. Coupled with the COMSOL multiphysics simulations and in situ infrared spectroscopy, the main contributor for the high-efficiency NH3 production could be the steady fluid field to timely rejuvenate the electrocatalyst surface during the electrocatalysis.
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- Limin Zhou
- Zhejiang Province Key Lab of Leather Engineering, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325000, China
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- Zhejiang Province Key Lab of Leather Engineering, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325000, China
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- Zhejiang Province Key Lab of Leather Engineering, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325000, China
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- Zhejiang Province Key Lab of Leather Engineering, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325000, China
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- Zhejiang Province Key Lab of Leather Engineering, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325000, China
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- Zhejiang Province Key Lab of Leather Engineering, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325000, China
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- Zhejiang Province Key Lab of Leather Engineering, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325000, China
- Zhejiang Engineering Research Center for Electrochemical Energy Materials and Devices, Institute of New Materials and Industrial Technologies, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325035, China
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- Zhejiang Province Key Lab of Leather Engineering, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325000, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Windsor, Windsor, M4Y1M7, Canada
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- Zhejiang Province Key Lab of Leather Engineering, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325000, China
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- Zhejiang Province Key Lab of Leather Engineering, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325000, China
- Zhejiang Engineering Research Center for Electrochemical Energy Materials and Devices, Institute of New Materials and Industrial Technologies, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325035, China
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- Zhejiang Province Key Lab of Leather Engineering, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325000, China
- Zhejiang Engineering Research Center for Electrochemical Energy Materials and Devices, Institute of New Materials and Industrial Technologies, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325035, China
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- Zhejiang Province Key Lab of Leather Engineering, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325000, China
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Zhang H, Wang H, Cao X, Chen M, Liu Y, Zhou Y, Huang M, Xia L, Wang Y, Li T, Zheng D, Luo Y, Sun S, Zhao X, Sun X. Unveiling Cutting-Edge Developments in Electrocatalytic Nitrate-to-Ammonia Conversion. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2312746. [PMID: 38198832 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202312746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2023] [Revised: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 01/12/2024]
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The excessive enrichment of nitrate in the environment can be converted into ammonia (NH3) through electrochemical processes, offering significant implications for modern agriculture and the potential to reduce the burden of the Haber-Bosch (HB) process while achieving environmentally friendly NH3 production. Emerging research on electrocatalytic nitrate reduction (eNitRR) to NH3 has gained considerable momentum in recent years for efficient NH3 synthesis. However, existing reviews on nitrate reduction have primarily focused on limited aspects, often lacking a comprehensive summary of catalysts, reaction systems, reaction mechanisms, and detection methods employed in nitrate reduction. This review aims to provide a timely and comprehensive analysis of the eNitRR field by integrating existing research progress and identifying current challenges. This review offers a comprehensive overview of the research progress achieved using various materials in electrochemical nitrate reduction, elucidates the underlying theoretical mechanism behind eNitRR, and discusses effective strategies based on numerous case studies to enhance the electrochemical reduction from NO3 - to NH3. Finally, this review discusses challenges and development prospects in the eNitRR field with an aim to guide design and development of large-scale sustainable nitrate reduction electrocatalysts.
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- Haoran Zhang
- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Environmental Pollution Control, National Engineering Research Center for Marine Aquaculture, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, Zhejiang, 316004, China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Environmental Pollution Control, National Engineering Research Center for Marine Aquaculture, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, Zhejiang, 316004, China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Environmental Pollution Control, National Engineering Research Center for Marine Aquaculture, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, Zhejiang, 316004, China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Environmental Pollution Control, National Engineering Research Center for Marine Aquaculture, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, Zhejiang, 316004, China
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650092, China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Environmental Pollution Control, National Engineering Research Center for Marine Aquaculture, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, Zhejiang, 316004, China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610054, China
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- ICFO-Institut de Ciències Fotòniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Castelldefels, Barcelona, 08860, Spain
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610054, China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610054, China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, Shandong, 250014, China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, Shandong, 250014, China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, Shandong, 250014, China
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650092, China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610054, China
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, Shandong, 250014, China
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Tan L, Liu M, Wang L, Zhao G, Zhang Y. Flow cytometry-based high-throughput screening of synthetic peptides for palladium adsorption. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2024; 461:132656. [PMID: 37793255 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.132656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2023] [Revised: 07/28/2023] [Accepted: 09/26/2023] [Indexed: 10/06/2023]
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Conventionally, the measurement of metal ion adsorption capacity in biosorbent relies on expensive and time-consuming ICP-OES technique. Herein, a semi-quantitative method to measure Pd(II) adsorption capacity of single cells has been presented by analyzing side scatter (SSC) intensity in flow cytometry. Within the sensitive range and applicable conditions, excellent linearity correlation (R2 ranges from 0.89 to 0.96) between the amount of Pd(II) absorbed on yeast and the fold increase in SSC intensity has been observed. Using this method, six strains with high Pd adsorption capacities have sorted from a yeast library with metal-binding peptides displayed (up to 107 strains) based on SSC signal intensity. The optimal peptide (EF1) displayed on yeast and E. coli surface demonstrated Pd adsorption improvements of ∼32% and ∼200%, respectively. In summary, our study proposes an alternative high-throughput method for analyzing the Pd(II) adsorption capacity of individual yeast cells, enabling the screening of specific peptides/proteins with high Pd(II) affinity from extensive libraries.
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- Ling Tan
- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China; National Center of Technology Innovation for Synthetic Biology, Tianjin 300308, China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China; National Center of Technology Innovation for Synthetic Biology, Tianjin 300308, China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China; Key Laboratory of Engineering Biology for Low-Carbon Manufacturing, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China
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- National Center of Technology Innovation for Synthetic Biology, Tianjin 300308, China; CAS-Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China; National Center of Technology Innovation for Synthetic Biology, Tianjin 300308, China.
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Luo F, Guo L. Bimetallic synergistic catalysts based on two-dimensional carbon-rich conjugated frameworks for nitrate electrocatalytic reduction to ammonia: catalyst screening and mechanism insights. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2024; 35:125201. [PMID: 38100833 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ad1649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2023] [Accepted: 12/15/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023]
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The discovery of the 'two birds, one stone' electrochemical nitrate reduction reaction (NO3RR) allows for the removal of harmful NO3-pollutants as well as the production of economically beneficial ammonia (NH3). However, current understanding of the catalytic mechanism of NO3RR is not enough, and this research is still challenging. To determine the mechanism needed to create efficient electrocatalysts, we thoroughly examined the catalytic activity of molybdenum-based diatomic catalysts (DACs) anchored on two-dimensional carbon-rich conjugated frameworks (2D CCFs) for NO3RR. Among the 23 candidate materials, after a four-step screening method and detailed mechanism studies, we discovered that NO3RR can efficiently generate NH3by following the N-end pathway on the MoTi-Pc, MoMn-Pc, and MoNb-Pc, with limiting potential of -0.33 V, -0.13 V, and -0.38 V, respectively. The activity of NO3RR can be attributed to the synergistic effect of the TM1-TM2dimer d orbital coupling to the anti-bonding orbital of NO3-. Additionally, high hybridization between the Mo-4d, TM-3d(4d), and NO3--2p orbitals on the MoTMs-Pc DACs can speed up the flow of electrons from the Mo-TM dual-site to NO3-. The research presented here paves the way for the reasonable design of effective NO3RR catalysts and offers a theoretical basis for experimental research.
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- FengLing Luo
- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Molecules & Magnetic Information Materials, Ministry of Education, The School of Chemistry and Material Science, Shanxi Normal University, Taiyuan 030000, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Molecules & Magnetic Information Materials, Ministry of Education, The School of Chemistry and Material Science, Shanxi Normal University, Taiyuan 030000, People's Republic of China
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Xiang J, Zhao H, Chen K, Li X, Li X, Chu K. Atomically dispersed Pd on defective BN nanosheets for nitrite electroreduction to ammonia. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 653:390-395. [PMID: 37722167 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.09.095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2023] [Revised: 09/06/2023] [Accepted: 09/14/2023] [Indexed: 09/20/2023]
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Electrocatalytic NO2- reduction to NH3 (NO2RR) offers a prospective strategy to concurrently achieve polluted NO2- removal and effective NH3 electrosynthesis. In this work, we report atomically dispersed Pd on defective BN nanosheets (Pd1/BN) as an efficient catalyst for the NO2RR, achieving the highest NH3-Faradaic efficiency of 91.7% with an NH3 yield rate of 347.1 μmol h-1 cm-2 at -0.6 V vs. RHE, superior to those of most previously reported electrocatalysts. Theoretical computations reveal the isolated Pd sites as catalytic centers to selectively adsorb NO2- and accelerate NO2--to-NH3 hydrogenation process with a minimized reaction barrier, eventually contributing to the considerably enhanced NO2RR selectivity and activity of Pd1/BN.
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- Jiaqi Xiang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730070, China; State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Applied Catalysis Science and Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730070, China.
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Lu X, Zhou J, Zhao J, Wu D, Liu X, Ren X, Wei Q, Ju H. Fe-Doped CoS 2 Nanoarrays: Efficient Electrocatalytic Nitrate Reduction to Ammonia under Ambient Conditions. Chemphyschem 2023; 24:e202300536. [PMID: 37525230 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202300536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2023] [Accepted: 07/31/2023] [Indexed: 08/02/2023]
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The electrocatalytic nitrate reduction reaction (NO3 - RR) enables the reduction of nitrate to ammonium ions under ambient conditions. It was considered as an alternative reaction for the production of ammonia (NH3 ) in recent years. In this paper, we report that the Fe doping CoS2 nanoarrays can effectively catalyze the formation of NH3 from nitrate (NO3 - ) under ambient conditions. This is mainly due to the increase of the NO3 - reaction active site by Fe doping and the porous nanostructure of the catalyst, which greatly improves the catalytic activity. Specifically, at -0.9 V vs. RHE, the NH3 yield rate (RNH3 ) of Fe-CoS2 /CC is 17.8×10-2 mmol h-1 cm-2 with Faraday Efficiency (FE) of 88.93 %. Besides, such catalyst shows good durability and catalytic stability, which provides the possibility for the future application of electrocatalytic NH3 production.
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- Xiaoliang Lu
- Key Laboratory of Interfacial Reaction & Sensing Analysis in Universities of Shandong, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, 250022, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Interfacial Reaction & Sensing Analysis in Universities of Shandong, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, 250022, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Interfacial Reaction & Sensing Analysis in Universities of Shandong, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, 250022, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Interfacial Reaction & Sensing Analysis in Universities of Shandong, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, 250022, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Interfacial Reaction & Sensing Analysis in Universities of Shandong, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, 250022, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Interfacial Reaction & Sensing Analysis in Universities of Shandong, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, 250022, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Interfacial Reaction & Sensing Analysis in Universities of Shandong, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, 250022, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Interfacial Reaction & Sensing Analysis in Universities of Shandong, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, 250022, Jinan, Shandong, China
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Fang JY, Fan JL, Liu SB, Sun SP, Lou YY. Copper-Based Electrocatalysts for Nitrate Reduction to Ammonia. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 16:ma16114000. [PMID: 37297134 DOI: 10.3390/ma16114000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2023] [Revised: 05/06/2023] [Accepted: 05/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Ammonia (NH3) is a highly important industrial chemical used as fuel and fertilizer. The industrial synthesis of NH3 relies heavily on the Haber-Bosch route, which accounts for roughly 1.2% of global annual CO2 emissions. As an alternative route, the electrosynthesis of NH3 from nitrate anion (NO3-) reduction (NO3-RR) has drawn increasing attention, since NO3-RR from wastewater to produce NH3 can not only recycle waste into treasure but also alleviate the adverse effects of excessive NO3- contamination in the environment. This review presents contemporary views on the state of the art in electrocatalytic NO3- reduction over Cu-based nanostructured materials, discusses the merits of electrocatalytic performance, and summarizes current advances in the exploration of this technology using different strategies for nanostructured-material modification. The electrocatalytic mechanism of nitrate reduction is also reviewed here, especially with regard to copper-based catalysts.
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- Jia-Yi Fang
- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Environmental Science and Engineering, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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Guo H, Li M, Yang Y, Luo R, Liu W, Zhang F, Tang C, Yang G, Zhou Y. Self-Supported Pd Nanorod Arrays for High-Efficient Nitrate Electroreduction to Ammonia. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2207743. [PMID: 36683224 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202207743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2022] [Revised: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Electrochemical nitrate (NO3 - ) reduction to ammonia (NH3 ) offers a promising pathway to recover NO3 - pollutants from industrial wastewater that can balance the nitrogen cycle and sustainable green NH3 production. However, the efficiency of electrocatalytic NO3 - reduction to NH3 synthesis remains low for most of electrocatalysts due to complex reaction processes and severe hydrogen precipitation reaction. Herein, high performance of nitrate reduction reaction (NO3 - RR) is demonstrated on self-supported Pd nanorod arrays in porous nickel framework foam (Pd/NF). It provides a lot of active sites for H* adsorption and NO3 - activation leading to a remarkable NH3 yield rate of 1.52 mmol cm-2 h-1 and a Faradaic efficiency of 78% at -1.4 V versus RHE. Notably, it maintains a high NH3 yield rate over 50 cycles in 25 h showing good stability. Remarkably, large-area Pd/NF electrode (25 cm2 ) shows a NH3 yield of 174.25 mg h-1 , be promising candidate for large-area device for industrial application. In situ FTIR spectroscopy and density functional theory calculations analysis confirm that the enrichment effect of Pd nanorods encourages the adsorption of H species for ammonia synthesis following a hydrogenation mechanism. This work brings a useful strategy for designing NO3 - RR catalysts of nanorod arrays with customizable compositions.
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- Heng Guo
- State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, 610500, China
- School of New Energy and Materials, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, 610500, China
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- School of New Energy and Materials, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, 610500, China
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- School of New Energy and Materials, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, 610500, China
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- School of New Energy and Materials, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, 610500, China
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- XJTU-Oxford International Joint Research Laboratory of Catalysis, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 7010049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, 610500, China
- School of New Energy and Materials, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, 610500, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, 610500, China
- School of New Energy and Materials, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, 610500, China
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- XJTU-Oxford International Joint Research Laboratory of Catalysis, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 7010049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, 610500, China
- School of New Energy and Materials, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, 610500, China
- Tianfu Yongxing Laboratory, Chengdu, 611130, China
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Fu M, Mao Y, Wang H, Luo W, Jiang Y, Shen W, Li M, He R. Enhancing the electrocatalytic performance of nitrate reduction to ammonia by in-situ nitrogen leaching. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2023.108341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/17/2023]
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Recent Progress in Pd based Electrocatalysts for Electrochemical Nitrogen Reduction to Ammonia. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2023.117174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Liu X, Xu X, Li F, Xu J, Ma H, Sun X, Wu D, Zhang C, Ren X, Wei Q. Heterostructured Bi 2S 3/MoS 2 Nanoarrays for Efficient Electrocatalytic Nitrate Reduction to Ammonia Under Ambient Conditions. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:38835-38843. [PMID: 35996968 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c10323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Developing efficient electrocatalysts to realize the nitrate reduction reaction (eNO3-RR) for ammonia synthesis as an alternative to the traditional Haber-Bosch production process is of great significance. Herein, the heterostructured Bi2S3/MoS2 nanoarrays were successfully synthesized by Bi2S3 nanowires anchored on MoS2 nanosheets. Owing to the interfacial coupling effect, both particular surface area and exposure active sites increase. Density functional theory further uncovered that the excellent activity originates from charge transfer of the interface and a low potential barrier of 0.58 eV for hydrogenation of *NO to *NOH on Bi2S3/MoS2. Compared with pure Bi2S3 and MoS2 catalysts, the heterostructured Bi2S3/MoS2 nanoarrays exhibit a superior NH3 yield of 15.04 × 10-2 mmol·h-1·cm-2 and a Faraday efficiency of 88.4% at -0.8 V versus the reversible hydrogen electrode. This work provides a new avenue to explore advanced electrocatalysts, which is expected to shorten the distance from the practical application of the eNO3-RR technology.
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- Xuejing Liu
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Chemical Manufacturing and Accurate Detection, Key Laboratory of Interfacial Reaction & Sensing Analysis in Universities of Shandong, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022 Shandong, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Chemical Manufacturing and Accurate Detection, Key Laboratory of Interfacial Reaction & Sensing Analysis in Universities of Shandong, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022 Shandong, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Chemical Manufacturing and Accurate Detection, Key Laboratory of Interfacial Reaction & Sensing Analysis in Universities of Shandong, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022 Shandong, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Chemical Manufacturing and Accurate Detection, Key Laboratory of Interfacial Reaction & Sensing Analysis in Universities of Shandong, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022 Shandong, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Chemical Manufacturing and Accurate Detection, Key Laboratory of Interfacial Reaction & Sensing Analysis in Universities of Shandong, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022 Shandong, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Chemical Manufacturing and Accurate Detection, Key Laboratory of Interfacial Reaction & Sensing Analysis in Universities of Shandong, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022 Shandong, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Chemical Manufacturing and Accurate Detection, Key Laboratory of Interfacial Reaction & Sensing Analysis in Universities of Shandong, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022 Shandong, China
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- School of Physics and Technology, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022 Shandong, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Chemical Manufacturing and Accurate Detection, Key Laboratory of Interfacial Reaction & Sensing Analysis in Universities of Shandong, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022 Shandong, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Chemical Manufacturing and Accurate Detection, Key Laboratory of Interfacial Reaction & Sensing Analysis in Universities of Shandong, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022 Shandong, China
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Wei P, Liang J, Liu Q, Xie L, Tong X, Ren Y, Li T, Luo Y, Li N, Tang B, Asiri AM, Hamdy MS, Kong Q, Wang Z, Sun X. Iron-doped cobalt oxide nanoarray for efficient electrocatalytic nitrate-to-ammonia conversion. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 615:636-642. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.01.186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2021] [Revised: 01/23/2022] [Accepted: 01/29/2022] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Liu M, Mao Q, Shi K, Wang Z, Xu Y, Li X, Wang L, Wang H. Electroreduction of Nitrate to Ammonia on Palladium-Cobalt-Oxygen Nanowire Arrays. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:13169-13176. [PMID: 35263079 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c19412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Developing high-efficiency electrocatalysts for the selective reduction of nitrate to valuable ammonia is of great significance. Herein, Pd-PdO-modified Co3O4 nanowire arrays on nickel foam (PdCoO/NF) are fabricated by a facile cation-exchange reaction. Pd and PdO can facilitate the generation of adsorbed hydrogen, and abundant oxygen vacancies can promote nitrate activation. Therefore, the PdCoO/NF exhibits a superior nitrate conversion rate (89.3%), Faradaic efficiency (88.6%), and ammonium selectivity (95.3%) at -1.3 V versus a saturated calomel electrode. The source of the produced ammonia is confirmed by 15N isotope labeling experiments and 1H magnetic resonance. This presented synthetic method provides a powerful strategy for the preparation of nanowire arrays with controllable compositions for selective nitrate electroreduction to ammonia.
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- Min Liu
- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green-Chemical Synthesis Technology, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310014, P. R. China
- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Inner Mongolia Normal University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia 010022, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green-Chemical Synthesis Technology, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310014, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green-Chemical Synthesis Technology, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310014, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green-Chemical Synthesis Technology, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310014, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green-Chemical Synthesis Technology, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310014, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green-Chemical Synthesis Technology, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310014, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green-Chemical Synthesis Technology, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310014, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green-Chemical Synthesis Technology, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310014, P. R. China
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Chen J, Zhou Q, Yue L, Zhao D, Zhang L, Luo Y, Liu Q, Li N, Alshehri AA, Hamdy MS, Gong F, Sun X. Co-NCNT nanohybrid as a highly active catalyst for the electroreduction of nitrate to ammonia. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:3787-3790. [PMID: 35229095 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc00245k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Electrocatalytic nitrate (NO3-) reduction has emerged as an attractive dual-function strategy to produce ammonia (NH3) and simultaneously mitigate environmental issues. However, efficient electrocatalysts with high selectivity for NH3 synthesis are highly desired. In this work, we report the Co-NCNT nanohybrid as a highly active electrocatalyst towards NO3--to-NH3 conversion. In 0.1 M NaOH solution containing 0.1 M NO3-, the Co-NCNT catalyst is capable of attaining a large NH3 yield of 5996 μg h-1 cm-2 and a high faradaic efficiency of 92% at -0.6 V versus reversible hydrogen electrode. Moreover, it displays excellent electrochemical stability.
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- Jie Chen
- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, Sichuan, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Energy Thermal Conversion and Control of Ministry of Education, School of Energy and Environment, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, Jiangsu, China.
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, Sichuan, China.
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, Sichuan, China.
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, Sichuan, China.
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, Sichuan, China.
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- Institute for Advanced Study, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, Sichuan, China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, Shandong, China
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80203, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
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- Catalysis Research Group (CRG), Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Khalid University, P.O. Box 9004, 61413 Abha, Saudi Arabia
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- Key Laboratory of Energy Thermal Conversion and Control of Ministry of Education, School of Energy and Environment, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, Jiangsu, China.
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, Sichuan, China. .,College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, Shandong, China
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Hu T, Wang C, Wang M, Li CM, Guo C. Theoretical Insights into Superior Nitrate Reduction to Ammonia Performance of Copper Catalysts. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c03666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Tao Hu
- Institute of Materials Science and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China
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- Institute of Materials Science and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China
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- Institute of Materials Science and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China
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- Institute of Materials Science and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China
- Institute for Cross-Field Science and College of Life Science, Qingdao University, Qingdao 200671, China
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- Institute of Materials Science and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China
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Min B, Gao Q, Yan Z, Han X, Hosmer K, Campbell A, Zhu H. Powering the Remediation of the Nitrogen Cycle: Progress and Perspectives of Electrochemical Nitrate Reduction. Ind Eng Chem Res 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c03072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Bokki Min
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States,
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States,
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States,
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States,
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- Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States,
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States,
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States,
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Richards D, Young SD, Goldsmith BR, Singh N. Electrocatalytic nitrate reduction on rhodium sulfide compared to Pt and Rh in the presence of chloride. Catal Sci Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1cy01369f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Chloride poisoning is a serious problem for the electrocatalytic reduction of aqueous nitrate (NO3−) and improved electrocatalysts are needed.
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- Danielle Richards
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2136, USA
- Catalysis Science and Technology Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2136, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2136, USA
- Catalysis Science and Technology Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2136, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2136, USA
- Catalysis Science and Technology Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2136, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2136, USA
- Catalysis Science and Technology Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2136, USA
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