Emerging alternative for artificial ammonia synthesis through catalytic nitrate reduction
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Article Title | Emerging alternative for artificial ammonia synthesis through catalytic nitrate reduction |
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ERA Journal ID | 4724 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Hao, Derek, Chen, Zhi-gang, Figiela, Monika, Stepniak, Izabela, Wei, Wei and Ni, Bing-Jie |
Journal Title | Journal of Materials Science and Technology |
Journal Citation | 77, pp. 163-168 |
Number of Pages | 6 |
Year | 2021 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Place of Publication | China |
ISSN | 1005-0302 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmst.2020.10.056 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1005030220309798 |
Abstract | Artificial catalytic synthesis of ammonia has become a hot research frontier in recent years. It is regarded as a promising approach that may replace the Haber-Bosch process and reduce global carbon dioxide emission. However, it is extremely difficult for the cleavage of nitrogen molecules under ambient conditions. Thus the ammonia yield rate is still low and the study is still limited in lab scale. If nitrites or nitrates are used as nitrogen sources, rather than nitrogen gas, the catalytic efficiency can be significantly improved, and the residual nitrate and nitrite contaminations in water systems can be efficiently eliminated and converted to energy sources at the same time. It is an emerging alternative for artificial ammonia synthesis, while there is not enough focus on the reduction of nitrate and nitrite. Herein, we systematically compared the differences between the reduction of nitrogen and nitrates, as well as listed the challenges in this area. The total conversion rate and energy efficiency of catalytic nitrate reduction are much higher than nitrogen gas reduction due to the much higher solubility and better converting pathway, which might be further enhanced by employing catalysts improvement strategies. Further, we also proposed suitable materials as well as a few future researches needs that may help boost the development of artificial ammonia synthesis using nitrate. |
Keywords | Nitrogen fixation ; Nitrate reduction; Ammonia synthesis; Electrocatalysis ; Photocatalysis |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 400402. Chemical and thermal processes in energy and combustion |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | University of Technology Sydney |
Centre for Future Materials | |
University of Queensland | |
Poznan University of Technology, Poland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/zq4xq/emerging-alternative-for-artificial-ammonia-synthesis-through-catalytic-nitrate-reduction
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