Cobalt Nanoparticles Encapsulated in N-Doped Carbon Nanotubes Assembled on Carbon Cloth for Efficient Electroreduction of Nitrite to Ammonia
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 24, 2025
Electrochemical
nitrite
(NO2–)
reduction
provides
an
alternative
pathway
for
both
sustainable
ammonia
(NH3)
synthesis
and
reutilization
of
NO2–
pollutants,
but
this
process
requires
high
activity
selective
catalysts.
In
work,
cobalt
nanoparticles
encapsulated
in
N-doped
carbon
nanotubes
supported
on
cloth
(Co@NCNT/CC)
as
a
low-cost
electrocatalyst
can
efficiently
catalyze
NO2–-to-NH3
conversion.
Such
Co@NCNT/CC
shows
exceptional
electrocatalytic
performance,
achieving
maximum
NH3
Faradaic
efficiency
94.9%
with
yield
365.1
μmol
h–1
cm–2
at
−0.3
V.
Remarkably,
the
assembled
Zn–NO2–
battery
cathode
exhibits
peak
power
density
4.4
mW
satisfactory
141.5
cm–2.
Language: Английский
Conjugated Cobalt Porphyrin Polymer for Highly Active and Selective Electrocatalytic Nitrite Reduction to Ammonia
Lisi Xie,
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Benxing Mei,
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Yabo Wang
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et al.
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: April 15, 2025
Abstract
Electrocatalytic
nitrite
(NO
2
−
)
reduction
RR)
to
ammonia
(NH
3
is
a
promising
green
technology
for
producing
NH
with
high
efficiency.
Cobalt
macrocyclic
complexes
have
attracted
great
interest
because
of
their
ability
selectively
convert
NO
,
but
suffer
from
low
yields.
Herein,
cobalt
porphyrin
conjugated
polymer
on
carbon
nanotubes
(CoPCOP@CNT)
reported
display
exceptional
RR
performance
large
yield
133.39
mg
h
−1
CoP
at
−1.0
V
and
Faradaic
efficiency
(FE)
98.0%
−0.8
V.
Utilizing
CoPCOP@CNT
as
the
catalyst
cathode,
Zn‐NO
battery
exhibits
remarkable
power
density
(5.34
mW
cm
−2
),
open‐circuit
voltage
(≈1.45
V),
FE
(94.6%),
(29.15
).
The
active
intermediates
reaction
pathways
CoPCOP
in
process
are
revealed
by
differential
electrochemical
mass
spectroscopy
theory
calculations.
This
work
highlights
potential
electrocatalysts
based
metal
porphyrins
conversion
nitrogenous
pollutant
into
.
Language: Английский