Electrochemical oxidation of molecular nitrogen to nitric acid – towards a molecular level understanding of the challenges
Megha Anand, Christina Susan Abraham, Jens K. Nørskov
Abstract
Electrochemical oxidation of N<sub>2</sub> to HNO<sub>3</sub> (N<sub>2</sub>OR) is explored in conjunction with parasitic oxygen evolution reaction (OER) on a poor and a good OER catalyst, TiO<sub>2</sub> and IrO<sub>2</sub>. We develop scaling relations to correlate OER and N<sub>2</sub>OR activities on oxides.
Topics & Concepts
Nitric acidElectrochemistryNitrogenChemistryMolecular nitrogenInorganic chemistryOrganic chemistryElectrodePhysical chemistryAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen ReductionCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion