Soniya Mariya Varghese, Anju Vakakuzhiyil Gopinathan, Sudhin Rathnakumaran, Suraj Sasikumar, Sooraj Kunnikuruvan* and Ranga Rao Gangavarapu*,
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Abstract
Electrochemical reduction of nitrate, which is a widespread pollutant, offers an alternate approach for the ammonia synthesis. Developing a stable catalyst that can selectively reduce nitrate to ammonia in a neutral medium is considered in this study. An active catalyst based on iron oxide supported on boron carbon nitride (γ-Fe2O3/BCN) is developed. The catalyst shows a Faradaic efficiency of 95% (at −0.59 V vs RHE) and yield rate of 7570 μg h–1 mgcat–1 (at −0.64 V vs RHE) of ammonia. The γ-Fe2O3/BCN catalyst also exhibits long-term stability in cyclic tests. The computational studies reveal that the charge transfer between γ-Fe2O3 and BCN in γ-Fe2O3/BCN has a critical role in enhancing the catalytic activity as compared to γ-Fe2O3 and BCN.
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ACS Catalysis is an esteemed journal that publishes original research in the fields of heterogeneous catalysis, molecular catalysis, and biocatalysis. It offers broad coverage across diverse areas such as life sciences, organometallics and synthesis, photochemistry and electrochemistry, drug discovery and synthesis, materials science, environmental protection, polymer discovery and synthesis, and energy and fuels.
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