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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Zhao, Xue
• Hu, Guangzhi
• Chen, Gao‐Feng
• Zhang, Haibo
• Zhang, Shusheng
• Wang, Haihui

Titel

Comprehensive Understanding of the Thriving Ambient Electrochemical Nitrogen Reduction Reaction

Ist Teil von

• Advanced materials (Weinheim), 2021-08, Vol.33 (33), p.n/a

Ort / Verlag

Weinheim: Wiley Subscription Services, Inc

Erscheinungsjahr

2021

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The electrochemical method of combining N2 and H2O to produce ammonia (i.e., the electrochemical nitrogen reduction reaction [E‐NRR]) continues to draw attention as it is both environmentally friendly and well suited for a progressively distributed farm economy. Despite the multitude of recent works on the E‐NRR, further progress in this field faces a bottleneck. On the one hand, despite the extensive exploration and trial‐and‐error evaluation of E‐NRR catalysts, no study has stood out to become the stage protagonist. On the other hand, the current level of ammonia production (microgram‐scale) is an almost insurmountable obstacle for its qualitative and quantitative determination, hindering the discrimination between true activity and contamination. Herein i) the popular theory and mechanism of the NRR are introduced; ii) a comprehensive summary of the recent progress in the field of the E‐NRR and related catalysts is provided; iii) the operational procedures of the E‐NRR are addressed, including the acquisition of key metrics, the challenges faced, and the most suitable solutions; iv) the guiding principles and standardized recommendations for the E‐NRR are emphasized and future research directions and prospects are provided. Ammonia represents the blood of industry; and agriculture, crop growth, green energy fuels, and industry production are inseparable from it. The electrochemical synthesis of ammonia is expected to replace the harsh and environmentally unfriendly Harber–Bosch process. A timely and comprehensive review of the booming ambient electrochemical ammonia synthesis is presented to promote its rapid and healthy development.