High-efficiency electroreduction of nitrite to ammonia on a Cu@TiO<sub>2</sub> nanobelt array
Ling Ouyang, Xiaoya Fan, Zerong Li, Xun He, Shengjun Sun, Zhengwei Cai, Yongsong Luo, Dongdong Zheng, Binwu Ying, Jing Zhang, Abdulmohsen Ali Alshehri, Yan Wang, Ke Ma, Xuping Sun
Abstract
A Cu nanoparticle-decorated TiO 2 nanobelt array on a titanium plate acts as a catalyst for NH 3 electrosynthesis via NO 2 − reduction, attaining an NH 3 yield of 760.5 μmol h −1 cm −2 (237.7 μmol h −1 mg cat. −1 ) and a high Faradaic efficiency of 95.3%.
Topics & Concepts
NitriteAmmoniaChemistryInorganic chemistryNanotechnologyCombinatorial chemistryChemical engineeringNitrateMaterials scienceOrganic chemistryEngineeringAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen ReductionCaching and Content DeliveryAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques