ACS Nano,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: May 5, 2025
To
tackle
the
challenge
in
electrochemical
nitrogen
fixing
and
reduction
aqueous
electrolytes,
conventional
approach
has
been
to
suppress
competitive
hydrogen
evolution
reaction.
Nonetheless,
proton
provision
is
a
crucial
step
pathway
produce
ammonia,
single
active
site
faces
daunting
task
striking
balance
between
high
fixation
efficiency
fast
protonation
kinetics.
This
work
presents
harmonic
strategy
featuring
atomically
dispersed
dual
Fe-Mo
sites
anchored
an
N-doped
carbon
(FeMoNC)
substrate,
where
low-spin
Fe
center
with
enriched
empty
d
orbitals
aids
activation,
adjacent
Mo
accelerates
kinetics
of
N-containing
intermediates
at
via
distal
associative
mechanism.
Driven
by
this
co-catalytic
mechanism,
FeMoNC
catalyst
achieves
Faradaic
37.42%,
marking
significant
improvement
7.8-
10.6-fold
over
or
single-atom
catalysts,
respectively.
Furthermore,
excellent
NH3
yield
54.40
μg
h-1
mgcat.-1
realized
flow
cell
enhancing
mass
transfer.
study
provides
valuable
insights
into
diatomic
mechanisms
for
ammonia
synthesis.
Advanced Sustainable Systems,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 31, 2025
Abstract
Ammonia
is
vital
for
industries,
especially
agriculture,
where
it
used
in
fertilizers
to
boost
crop
yields.
Globally,
about
176
million
tons
of
ammonia
produced
annually.
Its
synthesis
relies
on
the
Haber–Bosch
process,
which
energy‐intensive
(,
150
atm)
and
environmentally
unsustainable.
This
has
sparked
considerable
interest
developing
alternative,
more
sustainable
approaches
nitrogen
fixation.
One
promising
area
research
plasmonics.
Plasmonics
explores
light
interaction
with
nanomaterials,
traditionally
using
noble
metals
like
gold
silver,
are
costly
scarce
large‐scale
use.
Alternative
materials
such
as
bismuth,
aluminum,
metal
oxides
exhibit
plasmonics,
providing
a
affordable
solution
industrial
applications.
Recent
have
focused
optimizing
these
non‐noble
plasmonic
review
offers
in‐depth
understanding
plasmonics
both
metals.
The
then
delves
into
mechanisms
photocatalytic
processes,
particularly
hot
carrier
generation,
offering
insights
their
role
enhancing
catalytic
efficiency.
Furthermore,
highlights
cutting‐edge
fixation,
emphasizing
use
alternative
approach
synthesis.
Finally,
identifies
challenges,
suggests
solutions,
sets
stage
advancing
photocatalysis.
Nano-Micro Letters,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
17(1)
Published: March 12, 2025
Abstract
Ammonia
and
nitric
acid,
versatile
industrial
feedstocks,
burgeoning
clean
energy
vectors
hold
immense
promise
for
sustainable
development.
However,
Haber–Bosch
Ostwald
processes,
which
generates
carbon
dioxide
as
massive
by-product,
contribute
to
greenhouse
effects
pose
environmental
challenges.
Thus,
the
pursuit
of
nitrogen
fixation
through
carbon–neutral
pathways
under
benign
conditions
is
a
frontier
scientific
topics,
with
harnessing
solar
emerging
an
enticing
viable
option.
This
review
delves
into
refinement
strategies
scale-up
mild
photocatalytic
fixation,
fields
ripe
potential
innovation.
The
narrative
centered
on
enhancing
intrinsic
capabilities
catalysts
surmount
current
efficiency
barriers.
Key
focus
areas
include
in-depth
exploration
fundamental
mechanisms
underpinning
procedures,
rational
element
selection,
functional
planning,
state-of-the-art
experimental
protocols
understanding
photo-fixation
valid
activity
evaluation,
design
catalysts.
Furthermore,
offers
suite
forward-looking
recommendations
aimed
at
propelling
advancement
photo-fixation.
It
scrutinizes
existing
challenges
prospects
within
this
domain,
aspiring
equip
researchers
insightful
perspectives
that
can
catalyze
evolution
cutting-edge
methodologies
steer
development
next-generation
systems.
Energy & Fuels,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 14, 2025
Green
ammonia
emerges
as
an
important
candidate
for
the
transition
toward
sustainable
energy
solutions
to
address
global
imperative
carbon
neutrality.
The
current
review
explores
electrochemical
synthesis
of
and
its
integration
into
Solid
Oxide
Fuel
Cells
(SOFCs)
while
also
challenging
traditional
method,
known
substantial
consumption
considerable
footprint.
specific
advances
covered
in
this
article
include
lithium
cycling,
electromagnetic
fields,
plasma
technology
used
ammonia.
Innovations
have
resulted
from
development
efficient
single-atom,
transition-metal-
alloy-based
bismuth-based
catalysts.
In
background,
paper
analyzes
advancements
made
application
within
SOFCs,
emphasizing
advancement
nickel-based
catalysts
decomposition
technologies
that
improve
both
efficiency
durability
these
systems
operational
settings.
This
presents
a
compelling
perspective
on
their
potential
critical
challenges
storage,
emissions
reduction,
low-carbon
future.
Chemical Engineering & Technology,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: April 21, 2025
Abstract
Because
of
the
complexity
green
ammonia
production,
identifying
useful
information
from
massive
data
to
construct
a
streamlined
and
interpretable
prediction
model
is
challenge.
This
paper
proposed
an
improved
transfer
entropy
method
enhanced
in
capturing
causal
relationships
between
variables.
Furthermore,
compact
temporal
identification
algorithm
was
introduced,
combining
direct
identification.
integrates
advantages
both
methods,
enabling
rapid
clear
pathways
high‐dimensional
variable
spaces.
In
industrial
validation
actual
process,
average
number
predictive
variables
based
on
temporal‐dependent
Markov
blankets
were
3.341
10.171,
respectively,
yielding
accuracies
(
R
2
)
0.887
0.905.
The
provides
new
solutions
for
modeling
processes.
