Fe(TCNQ)<sub>2</sub> nanorod arrays: an efficient electrocatalyst for electrochemical ammonia synthesis <i>via</i> the nitrate reduction reaction
Nilmadhab Mukherjee, Ashadul Adalder, Narad Barman, Ranjit Thapa, Rajashri Urkude, Biplab Ghosh, Uttam Kumar Ghorai
Abstract
Nitrate, a water-pollutant, is converted to valuable product ammonia electrochemically using Fe(TCNQ) 2 /CF nanorod arrays with yield rate 11351.6 μg h –1 cm –2 and faradaic efficiency 85.2% under ambient conditions.
Topics & Concepts
NanorodElectrocatalystAmmoniaNitrateElectrochemistryYield (engineering)Materials scienceInorganic chemistryFaraday efficiencyAmmonia productionChemical engineeringNuclear chemistryChemistryNanotechnologyElectrodePhysical chemistryOrganic chemistryMetallurgyEngineeringAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen ReductionCaching and Content DeliveryAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques