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Qu Z, Zhou R, Sun J, Gao Y, Li Z, Zhang T, Zhou R, Liu D, Tu X, Cullen P, Ostrikov KK. Plasma-Assisted Sustainable Nitrogen-to-Ammonia Fixation: Mixed-phase, Synergistic Processes and Mechanisms. ChemSusChem 2024; 17:e202300783. [PMID: 37994281 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202300783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2023] [Revised: 11/20/2023] [Accepted: 11/22/2023] [Indexed: 11/24/2023]
Abstract
Ammonia plays a crucial role in industry and agriculture worldwide, but traditional industrial ammonia production methods are energy-intensive and negatively impact the environment. Ammonia synthesis using low-temperature plasma technology has gained traction in the pursuit of environment-benign and cost-effective methods for producing green ammonia. This Review discusses the recent advances in low-temperature plasma-assisted ammonia synthesis, focusing on three main routes: N2+H2 plasma-only, N2+H2O plasma-only, and plasma coupled with other technologies. The reaction pathways involved in the plasma-assisted ammonia synthesis, as well as the process parameters, including the optimum catalyst types and discharge schemes, are examined. Building upon the current research status, the challenges and research opportunities in the plasma-assisted ammonia synthesis processes are outlined. The article concludes with the outlook for the future development of the plasma-assisted ammonia synthesis technology in real-life industrial applications.
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Affiliation(s)
- Zhongping Qu
- State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Centre for Plasma Biomedicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi An Shi, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Centre for Plasma Biomedicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi An Shi, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Centre for Plasma Biomedicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi An Shi, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Centre for Plasma Biomedicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi An Shi, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Centre for Plasma Biomedicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi An Shi, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Darlington, 2008, Australia
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Darlington, 2008, Australia
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- State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Centre for Plasma Biomedicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi An Shi, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 3GJ, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Darlington, 2008, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Physics and Centre for Materials Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, 4000, Australia
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