In-situ electrochemical reconstruction and modulation of adsorbed hydrogen coverage in cobalt/ruthenium-based catalyst boost electroreduction of nitrate to ammonia.
Journal
Nature communications
ISSN: 2041-1723
Titre abrégé: Nat Commun
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101528555
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Date de publication:
03 Oct 2024
03 Oct 2024
Historique:
received:
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04
2024
accepted:
20
09
2024
medline:
4
10
2024
pubmed:
4
10
2024
entrez:
3
10
2024
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
The electroreduction of nitrate offers a promising, sustainable, and decentralized route to generate valuable ammonia. However, a key challenge in the nitrate reduction reaction is the energy efficiency of the reaction, which requires both a high ammonia yield rate and a high Faradaic efficiency of ammonia at a low working potential (≥-0.2 V versus reversible hydrogen electrode). We propose a bimetallic Co-B/Ru
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pubmed: 39362855
doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-52780-x
pii: 10.1038/s41467-024-52780-x
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eng
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Organisme : Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation)
ID : EXC 2033- 390677874-RESOLV
Organisme : EC | EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation H2020 | H2020 Priority Excellent Science | H2020 European Research Council (H2020 Excellent Science - European Research Council)
ID : CASCAT 833408
Organisme : CSC | Chinese Government Scholarship
ID : PhD fellowship
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