Revealing the pH-dependent mechanism of nitrate electrochemical reduction to ammonia on single-atom catalysts
Jingjing Yan, Haoxiang Xu, Le Chang, Aijun Lin, Daojian Cheng
Abstract
Nitrate electrochemical reduction to ammonia (NO 3 RR) catalyzed by single-atom catalysts (SACs) is an attractive and efficient way of solving the problem of nitrate pollution in water and obtaining valuable product ammonia through low temperature synthesis.
Topics & Concepts
CatalysisElectrochemistryChemistryAmmoniaAdsorptionInorganic chemistryAmmonia productionSelectivityNitrateDensity functional theoryDissolutionComputational chemistryPhysical chemistryElectrodeOrganic chemistryAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen ReductionAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesNanomaterials for catalytic reactions