Ambient electrochemical N<sub>2</sub>-to-NH<sub>3</sub> conversion catalyzed by TiO<sub>2</sub> decorated juncus effusus-derived carbon microtubes
Haijun Chen, Jie Liang, Kai Dong, Luchao Yue, Tingshuai Li, Yongsong Luo, Zhe‐sheng Feng, Na Li, Mohamed S. Hamdy, Abdulmohsen Ali Alshehri, Yan Wang, Xuping Sun, Qian Liu
Abstract
TiO 2 decorated juncus effusus-derived carbon microtubes (TiO 2 /JE-CMTs) are highly active and stably for electrochemical N 2 reduction to NH 3 , capable of attaining a large NH 3 yield of 20.03 μg h −1 mg −1 cat. with a high faradaic efficiency of 10.76%.
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JuncusElectrochemistryFaraday efficiencyCarbon fibersMaterials scienceYield (engineering)CatalysisInorganic chemistryNuclear chemistryChemical engineeringChemistryElectrodeOrganic chemistryPhysical chemistryMetallurgyEcologyComposite materialEngineeringComposite numberBiologyWetlandAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen ReductionAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesHydrogen Storage and Materials