A carbon cathode for lithium mediated electrochemical ammonia synthesis
Craig Burdis, Romain Tort, Anna Winiwarter, Johannes Rietbrock, Jesús Barrio, Maria‐Magdalena Titirici, Ifan E. L. Stephens
Abstract
To introduce the potential for tuneability of the cathode in lithium mediated ammonia synthesis, we report a carbon cathode which produces ammonia at a faradaic efficiency of 37%. This provides a basis to optimise properties of carbon electrodes to achieve high current densities and faradaic efficiencies.
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CathodeElectrochemistryAmmoniaLithium (medication)Faraday efficiencyCarbon fibersAmmonia productionInorganic chemistryMaterials scienceChemistryChemical engineeringOrganic chemistryElectrodeComposite numberEngineeringPhysical chemistryComposite materialMedicineEndocrinologyAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen ReductionMuon and positron interactions and applicationsCaching and Content Delivery