Catalytic active centers beyond transition metals: atomically dispersed alkaline-earth metals for the electroreduction of nitrate to ammonia
Donghai Wu, Peng Lv, Jiarui Wu, Bingling He, Xue Li, Ke Chu, Yu Jia, Dongwei Ma
Abstract
Taking an alkaline-earth (AE) metal single-atom catalyst supported on graphene as the representative, the feasibility of AE metals as active centers for the electrocatalytic nitrate reduction reaction to produce NH 3 has been theoretically explored.
Topics & Concepts
CatalysisNitrateAlkaline earth metalTransition metalAmmoniaInorganic chemistryGrapheneAmmonia productionChemistryElectrocatalystMetalMaterials scienceElectrochemistryNanotechnologyMetallurgyElectrodePhysical chemistryOrganic chemistryAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen ReductionHydrogen Storage and MaterialsAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques