Hydrogen-bond mediated electrocatalytic nitrate reduction to ammonia over metal-organic frameworks with industrial current density.

ABSTRACT: Electrocatalytic reduction of the pollutant nitrate to ammonia (NO₃RR) using clean energy is being considered as a viable alternative to the Haber-Bosch process for producing industrially valuable ammonia. However, the multi-electron-proton transfer process of the NO₃RR to ammonia usually leads to poor selectivity and low current density, which still cannot meet the industrial requirements. Stabilizing the key intermediates during the reaction is particularly important for achieving high selectivity in the NO₃RR towards the production of NH₃. Herein, we develop a hydrogen bonding strategy to stabilize the key intermediates of the NO₃RR, which involves the design and synthesis of trinuclear copper(i) cluster-based metal-organic framewor

SUBMITTER: Fu XX 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12208215 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature