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The electrochemical oxidation of ammonia (NH3) enables decentralized small-scale synthesis of nitrate (NO3-) and nitrite (NO2-) under ambient conditions by directly utilizing renewable energy. Yet, their electrosynthesis has been restricted to aqueous media and low ammonia concentrations. For the first time, we demonstrate here a strategy enabling the direct electrooxidation of liquefied NH3 to NO3- and NO2- by using molecular oxygen, achieving combined Faraday efficiencies above 40%.
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