Coupling electrocatalytic cathodic nitrate reduction with anodic formaldehyde oxidation at ultra-low potential over Cu<sub>2</sub>O
Lei Xiao, Weidong Dai, Shiyong Mou, Xiaoyan Wang, Qin Cheng, Fan Dong
Abstract
An HCHO oxidation reaction for electrocatalytic ammonia synthesis was developed to replace the sluggish anodic oxygen evolution reaction involving electrocatalytic oxidative dehydrogenation and tandem reaction pathways.
Topics & Concepts
Cathodic protectionAnodeFormaldehydeMaterials scienceCoupling (piping)NitrateReduction (mathematics)ElectrochemistryInorganic chemistryChemistryElectrodeMetallurgyPhysical chemistryOrganic chemistryGeometryMathematicsAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen ReductionElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques