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The nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR), as an efficient and green pathway for ammonia synthesis, plays a crucial role in achieving on-demand ammonia production. This study proposes a novel design concept based on dual-iron atomic sites and…

Electrochemical nitrate reduction reaction(NO3RR)offers a sustainable route for ambient ammonia synthesis. While metal-nitrogen-carbon (M-N-C) single-atom catalysts have emerged as promising candidates for NO3RR, the structure-activity…

Great enthusiasm in single atom catalysts (SACs) for the N2 reduction reaction (NRR) has been aroused by the discovery of Metal (M)-Nx as a promising catalytic center. However,the performance of available SACs,including poor activity and…

Nitrate reduction to ammonia has attracted much attention for nitrate (NO3-) removal and ammonia (NH3) production. Identifying promising catalyst for active nitrate electroreduction reaction (NO3RR) is critical to realize efficient…

Ammonia NH3 is an important raw material for nitrogen fertilizer production and is widely used in industry. It is also a carbon free renewable fuel and an excellent hydrogen storage material. Reaction conditions of traditional Haber Bosch…

Converting earth-abundant dinitrogen into value-added chemical ammonia is a significant yet challenging topic. Electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR), compared with conventional Haber-Bosch process, is an energy-saving and…

Ammonia, a versatile compound that can be used as a fertilizer, chemical or fuel, has since long been produced through the energy-intensive Haber-Bosch process. Recently, the electrochemical nitrate reduction reaction (NO3RR) using…

Industrial scale NH3 production is mainly produced by the Haber Bosch process, but it suffers from intensive energy consumption with serious CO2 emission. Electrochemical N2 reduction reaction (NRR) is now used for energy-saving NH3…

Ammonia (NH3) is a zero-carbon fuel that has been receiving increasing attention for power generation and even transportation. Compared to H2, NH3's volumetric energy density is higher, is not as explosive, and has well established…

Ammonia (NH3) is mainly produced through the traditional Haber-Bosch process under harsh conditions with huge energy consumption and massive carbon dioxide (CO2) emission. The nitrogen electroreduction reaction (NERR), as an…

Nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) which converts nitrogen (N2) to ammonia (NH3) normally requires harsh conditions to break the bound nitrogen bond. Herein, via first-principles calculation we reveal that a superior NRR catalytic activity…

Ammonia, key precursor for fertilizer production, convenient hydrogen carrier and emerging clean fuel, plays a pivotal role in sustaining life on earth. Currently, the main route for NH3 synthesis is via the heterogeneous catalytic…

The discovery of metals as catalytic centers for nitrogen reduction reactions has stimulated great enthusiasm for single-atom catalysts. However, the poor activity and low selectivity of available SACs are far away from the industrial…

Electrocatalysts of nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) have attracted ever-growing attention due to its application for renewable energy alternative to fossil fuels. However, activation of inert N-N bond requires multiple complex charge…

Ammonia, a crucial component in fertilizers and fuels, is currently produced by the energy-intensive Haber-Bosch process. However, due to the high upfront investments required for large-scale centralized production, alternative routes for…

Coordination engineering was employed to optimize the coordination environment of the Zr atom anchored on the porphyrins (PP). Five promising ZrPP-A candidates as electrocatalysts for nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) were identified…

Nanocarbons are an important class of energy materials and one relevant application is for the nitrogen reduction reaction, i.e., the direct synthesis of NH3 from N2 and H2O via photo- and electrocatalytic approaches. Ammonia is also a…

Increasing interest in sustainable synthesis of ammonia, nitrates, and urea has led to an increase in studies of catalytic conversion between nitrogen-containing compounds using heterogeneous catalysts. Density functional theory (DFT) is…

We report on the development of two new Pt-free electrocatalysts (ECs) for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) based on graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs). We designed the ECs with a core-shell morphology, where a GNP core support is covered by…

Zero-dimensional kinetic modeling of atmospheric pressure Ar-N2-H2 nonthermal plasma was carried out to gain mechanistic insights into ammonia formation during plasma-assisted catalysis of ammonia synthesis. The kinetic model was developed…