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Redefining the Nitrogen Cycle Through Electronic Configuration Driven Electrocatalysis for Low Carbon Energy

Carbon Energy, EarlyView.
This review reveals how electronic configuration engineering governs the entire electrocatalytic nitrogen cycle, providing structure‐informed insights into reaction selectivity, catalytic durability, and sustainable nitrogen utilization across energy and environmental systems. ABSTRACT The global nitrogen cycle is essential to food production, chemical
Jiamu Feng, Linai Zhou, Mincan Yang, Aoxiang Zhu, Zengfeng Wei, Weilin Xu, Jia Li, Jun Wan   +7 more
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Ammonia production by microbubbles: A theoretical analysis of achievable energy intensity

Ultrasonics Sonochemistry
The present paper studies the energy intensity of ammonia production by a freely oscillating microbubble placed in an infinite domain of liquid. The initial content of the bubble is a mixture of hydrogen and nitrogen.
Ferenc Kubicsek, Áron Kozák, Tamás Turányi, István Gyula Zsély, Máté Papp, Ahmad Al-Awamleh, Ferenc Hegedûs   +6 more
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B, N‐Co Doped Porous Carbon Nanotubes Supported Cu Single Atoms and B‐Doped Cu Nanoparticles for High‐Performance Electrocatalytic NO3RR and Zn‐Nitrate Batteries

Carbon Energy, EarlyView.
The ToC image shows a porous B, N‐doped carbon nanotube decorated with B‐doped Cu nanoparticles for nitrate‐to‐ammonia conversion. The unique structure enhances charge transport, promotes the adsorption and activation of key intermediates, alters the rate‐determining step, suppresses hydrogen evolution, and improves NH3 yield and Faradaic efficiency ...
Xiangding Li, Jiahui Xiang, Yilun Gao, Zhihao Liu, Haozhi Wang, Hua Yuan, Binbin Fan, Xiaoyu Huang   +7 more
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Bismuth Chalcogenide‐Based Photocatalysts for Nitrogen Reduction: Recent Progress and Prospects

Chemistry – A European Journal, EarlyView.
Bismuth chalcogenides emerge as promising visible‐light photocatalysts for sustainable ammonia synthesis, driven by tunable electronic structures and strong N2 activation. Recent advances reveal how defects, doping and heterojunction design synergistically enhance charge separation and reactivity. Key challenges and future directions highlight pathways
Mukesh K. Verma, Muhammad D. Bala, Phindile B. Khoza, Tshephiso R. Papo, Mzamo L. Shozi   +4 more
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A Review of Grain Boundaries: Formation Mechanism, Synthesis Strategy, and Application in Electrocatalysis

EcoEnergy, EarlyView.
An overview of grain boundary engineering in the field of electrocatalysis. ABSTRACT Key electrocatalytic reactions such as HER, OER, ORR, CO2RR, and NRR offer promising routes for storing renewable energy as chemical fuels. However, their widespread application is constrained due to the lack of highly active and stable catalysts. Grain boundaries (GBs)
Jingyu Gao, Fengming Zhou, Xinying Li, Ying Deng, Zexing Wu, Siyuan Feng, Yujing Zhu, Dan Zhang, Zhenyu Xiao   +8 more
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Oxygen‐Vacancy‐Engineered Ru–V Dual Sites in InVO4 for Synergistic Photocatalytic N2 Activation and Reactive Hydrogen Supply

EcoEnergy, EarlyView.
This study developed a catalyst composed of Ru nanoparticles directionally anchored at the oxygen vacancies of indium vanadate. Oxygen vacancy not only forms unsaturated V sites but also serves as an anchoring site for Ru nanoparticles, establishing a stable Ru‐V coordination structure through electronic metal–support interactions.
Qianyu Chu, Guangmin Ren, Xiaoyue Chen, Xiangchao Meng, Zizhen Li   +4 more
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Nonthermal Plasma–Enabled Cascade N2 Activation and Electroreduction

EcoEnergy, EarlyView.
Integrating plasma‐assisted NOx synthesis with subsequent electrochemical reduction enables the sustainable synthesis of high‐value N‐containing chemicals under ambient conditions. ABSTRACT The development of sustainable nitrogen fixation technologies operating under ambient conditions is critical for reducing the energy intensity and carbon footprint ...
Shijia Li, Wei Gao, Ziyun Wang
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Multidimensional Engineering Enabling Rate‐Matched C−N Coupling for Efficient Organonitrogen Electrosynthesis

EcoEnergy, EarlyView.
This review introduces rate matching as a unifying design principle for efficient electrochemical C−N coupling and highlights multidimensional engineering of catalysts, interfaces, and reactors to synchronize the generation of carbon‐ and nitrogen‐containing intermediates, balance their surface coverages, maximize C−N bond formation, and enable ...
Kaixing Cai, Chunyang Pu, Jun Yang, Guangqin Li, Jiahui Xian   +4 more
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Optimization of Lithium‐Mediated Nitrogen Reduction via Electrolyte Engineering

Exploration, EarlyView.
Ammonia production today relies on the energy‐demanding Haber–Bosch process. By optimizing lithium‐mediated nitrogen reduction through electrolyte engineering, this work outlines strategies to make ammonia synthesis cleaner, more efficient, and more sustainable.
Xiyang Cai, Kaixiang Wang, Ruilin Wang, Liuxuan Luo, Shuiyun Shen, Guanghua Wei, Zhichuan J. Xu, Junliang Zhang   +7 more
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Building a library of electrocatalysts based on single‐centered metallophthalocyanines

InfoMat, EarlyView.
This study offers a transformative approach that facilitates the discovery of high‐performance catalysts by establishing a metallophthalocyanine‐based electrocatalyst library tailored for energy conversion processes. It will play a crucial role in advancing carbon neutrality and fostering the creation of long‐term sustainable energy ecosystems ...
Jin Hyuk Cho, Yong Hyun Moon, Gwonho Yu, Moon Sung Kang, Ji Hee Jang, Heesung Yoon, Jaehyun Kim, Ho Won Jang, Sang Hyun Ahn, Seoin Back, Youn Jeong Jang, Soo Young Kim   +11 more
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