Constructing Well-Defined and Robust Th-MOF-Supported Single-Site Copper for Production and Storage of Ammonia from Electroreduction of Nitrate.

ABSTRACT: A combined technique of production and storage of ammonia (NH₃) from electroreduction of nitrate (NO₃ ^-) through one material is highly desirable but remains a huge challenge. Herein, we proposed a proof-of-concept strategy for combined NH₃ production and storage from electroreduction of NO₃ ^- through elaborately designing a single-site Cu^II-bipyridine-based thorium metal-organic framework (Cu@Th-BPYDC). Noticeably, the single Cu^II site, anchored by a solid-liquid postsynthetic metalation within Th-BPYDC, shows a novel square coordination structure, as determined by the single-crystal X-ray diffraction. This strongly implies its enormous potential as an open metal site and consequently enables excellent

SUBMITTER: Gao Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8228586 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature