Electrochemical Ammonia Synthesis - The Selectivity Challenge. Singh, A. R., Rohr, B. A., Schwalbe, J. A., Cargnello, M., Chan, K., Jaramillo, T. F., Chorkendorff, I., & N\orskov, J. K. ACS Catalysis, 7(1):706–709, 2017.
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It is notoriously difficult to electrochemically reduce N 2 at ambient conditions. With such a process, one could use renewable electricity to make ammonia (NH 3) for fertilizers efficiently at the point of use, or use the NH 3 as a carbon-free hydrogen vector. From a thermodynamic perspective, electrochemical reduction is possible, but most attempts primarily produce hydrogen (H 2) and very little NH 3 . We present a simple qualitative analysis to identify the origin of the problem. The analysis also points to strategies that may be employed to increase the NH 3 selectivity substantially.
@article{Singh2017,
abstract = {It is notoriously difficult to electrochemically reduce N 2 at ambient conditions. With such a process, one could use renewable electricity to make ammonia (NH 3) for fertilizers efficiently at the point of use, or use the NH 3 as a carbon-free hydrogen vector. From a thermodynamic perspective, electrochemical reduction is possible, but most attempts primarily produce hydrogen (H 2) and very little NH 3 . We present a simple qualitative analysis to identify the origin of the problem. The analysis also points to strategies that may be employed to increase the NH 3 selectivity substantially.},
author = {Singh, Aayush R. and Rohr, Brian A. and Schwalbe, Jay A. and Cargnello, Matteo and Chan, Karen and Jaramillo, Thomas F. and Chorkendorff, Ib and N{\o}rskov, Jens K.},
doi = {10.1021/acscatal.6b03035},
file = {:C$\backslash$:/Users/Tamara/AppData/Local/Mendeley Ltd./Mendeley Desktop/Downloaded/Singh et al. - 2017 - Electrochemical Ammonia Synthesis - The Selectivity Challenge.pdf:pdf},
issn = {21555435},
journal = {ACS Catalysis},
number = {1},
pages = {706--709},
title = {{Electrochemical Ammonia Synthesis - The Selectivity Challenge}},
volume = {7},
year = {2017}
}

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