Ni nanoparticle-decorated biomass carbon for efficient electrocatalytic nitrite reduction to ammonia
Xiuhong Li, Zerong Li, Longcheng Zhang, Donglin Zhao, Jun Li, Shengjun Sun, Lisi Xie, Qian Liu, Abdulmohsen Ali Alshehri, Yonglan Luo, Yunwen Liao, Qingquan Kong, Xuping Sun
Abstract
Ni nanoparticle-decorated juncus-derived biomass carbon is a high-active electrocatalyst for the conversion of nitrite to ammonia, achieving a large NH 3 yield of up to 4117.3 μg h −1 mg cat. −1 and a high FE of 83.4%.
Topics & Concepts
NitriteElectrocatalystAmmoniaBiomass (ecology)Yield (engineering)NanoparticleCarbon fibersInorganic chemistryNuclear chemistryChemistryMaterials scienceChemical engineeringElectrochemistryNanotechnologyOrganic chemistryNitrateComposite numberElectrodeMetallurgyBiologyEngineeringAgronomyComposite materialPhysical chemistryAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen ReductionAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesNanomaterials for catalytic reactions