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APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
卷 575, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2021.151630
关键词
Nitrogen reduction; Electrocatalysis; Biomass-derived carbon; Graphite-defect
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资金
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada [RGPIN-06248]
- NSERC
- Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
In this study, an affordable biomass pine tower-derived amorphous porous carbon with rich graphite defects was reported as an efficient electrocatalyst for the conversion of N-2 to NH3 under ambient conditions. The catalyst exhibited high activity, selectivity, and stability in the production of ammonia, providing a feasible strategy for the development of biomass-derived carbon catalysts for artificial N-2 fixation.
The development of highly selective and cost-effective electrocatalysts from renewable biomass for the durable electrochemical conversion of N-2 to NH3 under ambient conditions is exceedingly attractive. Herein, we report on an affordable biomass pine tower (PT) - derived amorphous porous carbon with rich graphite defects as an efficient electrocatalyst for N-2 fixation. Following KOH activation, the as-prepared PT nanomaterial exhibited a large specific surface area (802.69 m(2) g(-1)) with abundant active graphite defect centers, making it a highly active catalyst for N-2 reduction. Under the ambient conditions in a 0.1 M Na2SO4 electrolyte, an NH3 yield of 16.15 mu g h(-1) mg(cat)(-1) with a Faradaic efficiency of 3.69% at -0.6 V vs. a reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE) was achieved. Moreover, this catalyst exhibited excellent selectivity and electrocatalytic stability in the production of ammonia. This work provides a feasible and evolutionary strategy for accelerating the development of biomass-derived carbon catalysts for artificial N-2 fixation.
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