Electrocatalytic nitrate/nitrite reduction to ammonia synthesis using metal nanocatalysts and bio-inspired metalloenzymes
dc.contributor.author | Wang, Jing | |
dc.contributor.author | Feng, Tao | |
dc.contributor.author | Chen, Jiaxin | |
dc.contributor.author | Ramalingam, Vinoth | |
dc.contributor.author | Li, Zhongxiao | |
dc.contributor.author | Kabtamu, Daniel Manaye | |
dc.contributor.author | He, Jr Hau | |
dc.contributor.author | Fang, Xiaosheng | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-06-10T12:13:13Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-06-10T12:13:13Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021-04-24 | |
dc.date.submitted | 2021-03-16 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Wang, J., Feng, T., Chen, J., Ramalingam, V., Li, Z., Kabtamu, D. M., … Fang, X. (2021). Electrocatalytic nitrate/nitrite reduction to ammonia synthesis using metal nanocatalysts and bio-inspired metalloenzymes. Nano Energy, 86, 106088. doi:10.1016/j.nanoen.2021.106088 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2211-2855 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.nanoen.2021.106088 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10754/669511 | |
dc.description.abstract | Ammonia (NH3) is attracted as a potential carbon free energy carrier and as important feedstock for most of the fertilizers, chemicals, pharmaceutical related products. NH3 is industrially produced by conventional Haber–Bosch process under harsh experimental conditions (high temperature and high pressure), and this process requires high-energy consumption and produces large amount of CO2 emissions into the atmosphere. Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop an alternative and sustainable route for NH3 production under ambient conditions. Recently, electrocatalytic N2 reduction to NH3 production has attracted as a potential approach, but achieving high NH3 yield and Faradaic efficiency, and avoiding competitive hydrogen-evolution reaction (HER) are still challenging. Nitrate/nitrite (NO3−/NO2−) is the widely reported contaminant for eutrophication and carcinogens, which can be utilized as a nitrogen resource for electrocatalytic NO3−/NO2− reduction to NH3 (NRA) via eight/six-electron transfer process. Unfortunately, electrocatalytic NRA using metal nanomaterials are rarely investigated. In this review, we discuss the electrocatalytic NRA performance containing reactivity, selectivity, Faradaic efficiency and cycling stability of metal nanocatalysts, bio-inspired metalloenzymes and bioelectrochemical system. After this overview, we investigate the key factors, rate-determining step and the reaction mechanism that controlling the NRA performance. Finally, we summarize the challenges and future pathways guiding the design of effective nanomaterials and reaction systems to promote the industrial application of electrocatalytic NRA. | |
dc.description.sponsorship | The authors would like to thank Zijun Hu and Yihan Chen and for their help with language polish. The authors appreciate the supports from National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2017YFA0204600), National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 1201101405 and 51872050), and Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality (Nos. 19520744300 and 18520744600). Jr-Hau He appreciate the supports from City University of Hong Kong (Grant No. 9380107). | |
dc.publisher | Elsevier BV | |
dc.relation.url | https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S221128552100344X | |
dc.rights | NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Nano Energy. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Nano Energy, [86, , (2021-04-24)] DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2021.106088 . © 2021. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | |
dc.title | Electrocatalytic nitrate/nitrite reduction to ammonia synthesis using metal nanocatalysts and bio-inspired metalloenzymes | |
dc.type | Article | |
dc.contributor.department | Physical Science and Engineering (PSE) Division | |
dc.identifier.journal | Nano Energy | |
dc.rights.embargodate | 2023-05-03 | |
dc.eprint.version | Post-print | |
dc.contributor.institution | 8Department of Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P.R. China | |
dc.contributor.institution | School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai, 201418, PR China | |
dc.contributor.institution | Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue Kowloon, Hong Kong | |
dc.contributor.institution | Department of Chemistry, Debre Berhan University, 445, Debre Berhan, Ethiopia | |
dc.identifier.volume | 86 | |
dc.identifier.pages | 106088 | |
kaust.person | Ramalingam, Vinoth | |
dc.date.accepted | 2021-04-16 | |
dc.identifier.eid | 2-s2.0-85105110575 | |
dc.date.published-online | 2021-04-24 | |
dc.date.published-print | 2021-08 |
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