Li Chengbo, Yu Jiali, Yang Li, Zhao Jinxiu, Kong Wenhan, Wang Ting, Asiri Abdullah M, Li Quan, Sun Xuping
College of Chemistry and Materials Science , Sichuan Normal University , Chengdu 610068 , China.
Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences , University of Electronic Science and Technology of China , Chengdu 610054 , China.
Inorg Chem. 2019 Aug 5;58(15):9597-9601. doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b01707. Epub 2019 Jul 17.
The production of ammonia (NH) in the industrial scale basically relies on the traditional technology of Haber-Bosch, which is operated under harsh conditions with high energy consumption and a huge number of greenhouse gas emissions. Electrochemical N reduction reaction (NRR) is a promising route for artificial N-to-NH fixation with less energy consumption. However, an effective electrocatalyst, as a prerequisite of the NRR, is of significance. Here, we report that a spinel LiMnO nanofiber acts as a noble-metal-free electrocatalyst for NH synthesis with excellent performance under ambient conditions. The electrocatalyst, which was tested in 0.1 M HCl, has an excellent Faradaic efficiency of 7.44% and a NH yield of 15.83 μg h mg at -0.50 V versus reversible hydrogen electrode. Moreover, it also possesses excellent electrochemical and structure stability.
工业规模的氨(NH₃)生产基本上依赖于传统的哈伯-博施法,该方法在苛刻条件下运行,能耗高且温室气体排放量巨大。电化学氮还原反应(NRR)是一种有望实现人工固氮且能耗较低的途径。然而,有效的电催化剂作为NRR的先决条件至关重要。在此,我们报道一种尖晶石LiMnO₂纳米纤维在环境条件下作为无贵金属的电催化剂用于合成氨,具有优异的性能。该电催化剂在0.1 M HCl中进行测试,相对于可逆氢电极,在-0.50 V时具有7.44%的优异法拉第效率和15.83 μg h⁻¹ mg⁻¹的氨产率。此外,它还具有优异的电化学和结构稳定性。