Identification and elimination of false positives in electrochemical nitrogen reduction studies

Jaecheol Choi, Bryan H. R. Suryanto, Dabin Wang, Hoang-Long Du, Rebecca Y. Hodgetts, Federico M. Ferrero Vallana, Douglas R. MacFarlane () and Alexandr N. Simonov ()
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Jaecheol Choi: Monash University
Bryan H. R. Suryanto: Monash University
Dabin Wang: Monash University
Hoang-Long Du: Monash University
Rebecca Y. Hodgetts: Monash University
Federico M. Ferrero Vallana: Monash University
Douglas R. MacFarlane: Monash University
Alexandr N. Simonov: Monash University

Nature Communications, 2020, vol. 11, issue 1, 1-10

Abstract: Abstract Ammonia is of emerging interest as a liquefied, renewable-energy-sourced energy carrier for global use in the future. Electrochemical reduction of N2 (NRR) is widely recognised as an alternative to the traditional Haber–Bosch production process for ammonia. However, though the challenges of NRR experiments have become better understood, the reported rates are often too low to be convincing that reduction of the highly unreactive N2 molecule has actually been achieved. This perspective critically reassesses a wide range of the NRR reports, describes experimental case studies of potential origins of false-positives, and presents an updated, simplified experimental protocol dealing with the recently emerging issues.

Date: 2020
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