High-efficiency ammonia synthesis <i>via</i> electrochemical nitrate reduction over Co<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub> nanoarrays by B doping
Zhiqin Deng, Heng Liu, Huiyong Wang, Chaoqun Ma, Juan Du, Baozhan Zheng
Abstract
B acts as an effective dopant to boost the catalytic activity of Co 3 O 4 for the nitrate reduction reaction towards NH 3 synthesis. Such B-Co 3 O 4 /TM achieves a high faradaic efficiency of 94.7% and a large NH 3 yield rate of 407.3 μmol h −1 cm −2 .
Topics & Concepts
AmmoniaElectrochemistryDopingNitrateAmmonia productionReduction (mathematics)Inorganic chemistryMaterials scienceChemistryChemical engineeringElectrodeOrganic chemistryOptoelectronicsPhysical chemistryMathematicsGeometryEngineeringAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction