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RSC ADVANCES
Volume 11, Issue 29, Pages 17891-17900Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/d1ra00190f
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- CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency [JPMJCR1441]
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The mechanism of electrochemical promotion of ammonia formation was investigated through kinetic and deuterium isotope analyses. It was found that the rate of ammonia formation via the electrochemical promotion of catalysis is faster than that via the charge-transfer reaction when the cathode is polarized.
The mechanism of electrochemical promotion of ammonia formation was investigated by kinetic and deuterium isotope analyses using a cell with a Pt (anode)|BaCe0.9Y0.1O3 (BCY)|Fe (cathode) configuration on the introduction of a gaseous mixture of H-2(D-2)-N-2 to the cathode at 550 degrees C. To clarify the mechanism of electrochemical ammonia synthesis, the reaction orders for hydrogen, alpha, and nitrogen, beta, were investigated. The values of alpha and beta did not change after applying a negative voltage, which indicates that the reaction mechanism at rest potential is the same as that with cathodic polarization. Furthermore, deuterium isotope analysis was conducted to investigate the mechanism of electrochemical promotion. The isotopic composition of ammonia (i.e., NH3-xDx) formed in the cathode was determined using Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The results show that the ammonia products with cathodic polarization correspond to the species of H-2 (or D-2) in the cathode, that is, NH3 (or ND3) was mainly formed when H-2 (or D-2) was introduced to the cathode. Isotopic analysis revealed that the ammonia formation rate via the electrochemical promotion of catalysis (EPOC) is faster than that via the charge-transfer reaction, suggesting that a significant increase in the ammonia formation rate will be caused by the EPOC.
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