Reaction intermediate-mediated electrocatalyst synthesis favors specified facet and defect exposure for efficient nitrate–ammonia conversion

2021/01/01 by Qi Hu, Yongjie Qin, Xiaodeng Wang +8 · 5 citations
Chemical Engineering · Energy · Chemistry · #Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction #Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques #Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions

paper · doi:10.1039/d1ee01731d

openalex publication_date 2021/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

An intermediate-mediated approach was proposed to synthesize copper, rich in (100) facets and defects, for highly efficient nitrate reduction.

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