A physical catalyst for the electrolysis of nitrogen to ammonia.

Abstract:

:Ammonia synthesis consumes 3 to 5% of the world's natural gas, making it a significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. Strategies for synthesizing ammonia that are not dependent on the energy-intensive and methane-based Haber-Bosch process are critically important for reducing global energy consumption and minimizing climate change. Motivated by a need to investigate novel nitrogen fixation mechanisms, we herein describe a highly textured physical catalyst, composed of N-doped carbon nanospikes, that electrochemically reduces dissolved N2 gas to ammonia in an aqueous electrolyte under ambient conditions. The Faradaic efficiency (FE) achieves 11.56 ± 0.85% at -1.19 V versus the reversible hydrogen electrode, and the maximum production rate is 97.18 ± 7.13 μg hour-1 cm-2. The catalyst contains no noble or rare metals but rather has a surface composed of sharp spikes, which concentrates the electric field at the tips, thereby promoting the electroreduction of dissolved N2 molecules near the electrode. The choice of electrolyte is also critically important because the reaction rate is dependent on the counterion type, suggesting a role in enhancing the electric field at the sharp spikes and increasing N2 concentration within the Stern layer. The energy efficiency of the reaction is estimated to be 5.25% at the current FE of 11.56%.

journal_name

Sci Adv

journal_title

Science advances

authors

Song Y,Johnson D,Peng R,Hensley DK,Bonnesen PV,Liang L,Huang J,Yang F,Zhang F,Qiao R,Baddorf AP,Tschaplinski TJ,Engle NL,Hatzell MC,Wu Z,Cullen DA,Meyer HM 3rd,Sumpter BG,Rondinone AJ

doi

10.1126/sciadv.1700336

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2018-04-27 00:00:00

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e1700336

issue

4

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2375-2548

pii

1700336

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4

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