Evaluating Copper-Modified Carbon Composite Nanofiber Electrodes for Electrocatalytic Nitrate Reduction.

ABSTRACT: The increasing urgency to address nitrate (NO₃ ^-) pollution in water sources has intensified research on electrochemical nitrate reduction, a process capable of transforming NO₃ ^- into valuable ammonia (NH₃) by using renewable electricity. Copper (Cu) catalysts can reduce NO₃ ^-, but their activity and selectivity toward NH₃ can vary based on their structure, reaction environment, and support material. This study examines the efficacy of Cu-modified carbon nanofiber (CNF) supports, tailored through electrospinning, in enhancing the electrocatalytic reduction of NO₃ ^- to NH₃. Three variants of CNF supports were synthesized: pristine CNFs, CNFs integrated with carbon nanotu

SUBMITTER: Hesterberg Butzlaff A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12750526 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature