Breaking barriers in nitrate electroreduction: robust Cu–Zn catalysts for selective ammonia production with ultra-high rate in neutral medium
Abdelrahman M. Abdelmohsen, Lobna A Abdo, Ghada E. Khedr, Nageh K. Allam
Abstract
The electrocatalytic nitrate reduction reaction (NO 3 − RR) offers a sustainable route for ammonia synthesis under ambient conditions, presenting a more environmentally favorable alternative to the energy-intensive Haber–Bosch process.
Topics & Concepts
Ammonia productionNitrateChemistryAmmoniaCatalysisInorganic chemistryProduction (economics)Sustainable productionEnvironmental chemistrySelective catalytic reductionWaste managementPulp and paper industryEnvironmentally friendlyNitriteReduction (mathematics)RedoxReaction conditionsAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen ReductionCaching and Content Delivery