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- Title
The Role of Structured Carbon in Downsized Transition Metal-Based Electrocatalysts toward a Green Nitrogen Fixation.
- Authors
Ferrara, Marcello; Melchionna, Michele; Fornasiero, Paolo; Bevilacqua, Manuela
- Abstract
Electrocatalytic Nitrogen Reduction Reaction (NRR) to ammonia is one of the most recent trends of research in heterogeneous catalysis for sustainability. The stark challenges posed by the NRR arise from many factors, beyond the strongly unfavored thermodynamics. The design of efficient heterogeneous electrocatalysts must rely on a suitable interplay of different components, so that the majority of research is focusing on development of nanohybrids or nanocomposites that synergistically harness the NRR sequence. Nanostructured carbon is one of the most versatile and powerful conductive supports that can be combined with metal species in an opportune manner, so as to guide the correct proceeding of the reaction and boost the catalytic activity.
- Subjects
NITROGEN fixation; HETEROGENEOUS catalysis; CATALYTIC activity; CARBON; THERMODYNAMICS; HYDROGEN evolution reactions; TRANSITION metals
- Publication
Catalysts (2073-4344), 2021, Vol 11, Issue 12, p1529
- ISSN
2073-4344
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/catal11121529