Catalytic reduction of nitrogen to produce ammonia by bismuth-based catalysts: State of the art and future prospects
Ammonia is a key industrial raw material for fertilisers, chemicals and energy. The annual artificial ammonia synthesis via the Haber-Bosch process results in about 2% of global energy consumption and can lead to 1.6% CO2 emission. Hence, it is urgent to develop low-cost and environmentally friendly...
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| author | Hao, Q. Liu, C. Jia, Guohua Wang, Y. Arandiyan, H. Wei, W. Ni, B.J. |
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| description | Ammonia is a key industrial raw material for fertilisers, chemicals and energy. The annual artificial ammonia synthesis via the Haber-Bosch process results in about 2% of global energy consumption and can lead to 1.6% CO2 emission. Hence, it is urgent to develop low-cost and environmentally friendly approaches for artificial ammonia synthesis under ambient conditions. Recently, bismuth (Bi)-based catalysts have attracted great interest due to their excellent nitrogen fixation performance in electrochemical and photocatalytic fields. However, there is still a lack of a comprehensive review on Bi-based nitrogen-fixation materials focusing on their crystal structure, surface engineering and modification methods, which is highly desirable for facilitating their further development towards applications. Herein, we provide an up-to-date review on Bi-based nitrogen-fixation materials and classify them as metallic Bi, bismuth oxide, bismuth oxyhalide, and Bi-based polyoxometalates. Starting from the underlying crystal structure, we analyse the internal electric field, surface engineering and modification methods of Bi-based nitrogen fixation materials. Then, we highlight the latest achievements of Bi-based materials and reveal the challenges and obstacles in the development and application of Bi-based nitrogen-fixation materials. More importantly, this review presents the surface and structure engineering strategies, and future directions for the development of new Bi-based nitrogen-fixation materials under ambient conditions. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-909842023-05-15T01:10:50Z Catalytic reduction of nitrogen to produce ammonia by bismuth-based catalysts: State of the art and future prospects Hao, Q. Liu, C. Jia, Guohua Wang, Y. Arandiyan, H. Wei, W. Ni, B.J. Science & Technology Physical Sciences Technology Chemistry, Multidisciplinary Materials Science, Multidisciplinary Chemistry Materials Science LAYERED DOUBLE HYDROXIDE INTERNAL ELECTRIC-FIELD PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE OXYGEN VACANCIES FIXATION NANOSHEETS WATER BI HETEROJUNCTION PHOTOFIXATION Ammonia is a key industrial raw material for fertilisers, chemicals and energy. The annual artificial ammonia synthesis via the Haber-Bosch process results in about 2% of global energy consumption and can lead to 1.6% CO2 emission. Hence, it is urgent to develop low-cost and environmentally friendly approaches for artificial ammonia synthesis under ambient conditions. Recently, bismuth (Bi)-based catalysts have attracted great interest due to their excellent nitrogen fixation performance in electrochemical and photocatalytic fields. However, there is still a lack of a comprehensive review on Bi-based nitrogen-fixation materials focusing on their crystal structure, surface engineering and modification methods, which is highly desirable for facilitating their further development towards applications. Herein, we provide an up-to-date review on Bi-based nitrogen-fixation materials and classify them as metallic Bi, bismuth oxide, bismuth oxyhalide, and Bi-based polyoxometalates. Starting from the underlying crystal structure, we analyse the internal electric field, surface engineering and modification methods of Bi-based nitrogen fixation materials. Then, we highlight the latest achievements of Bi-based materials and reveal the challenges and obstacles in the development and application of Bi-based nitrogen-fixation materials. More importantly, this review presents the surface and structure engineering strategies, and future directions for the development of new Bi-based nitrogen-fixation materials under ambient conditions. 2020 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/90984 10.1039/c9mh01668f English http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DE160100589 ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Science & Technology Physical Sciences Technology Chemistry, Multidisciplinary Materials Science, Multidisciplinary Chemistry Materials Science LAYERED DOUBLE HYDROXIDE INTERNAL ELECTRIC-FIELD PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE OXYGEN VACANCIES FIXATION NANOSHEETS WATER BI HETEROJUNCTION PHOTOFIXATION Hao, Q. Liu, C. Jia, Guohua Wang, Y. Arandiyan, H. Wei, W. Ni, B.J. Catalytic reduction of nitrogen to produce ammonia by bismuth-based catalysts: State of the art and future prospects |
| title | Catalytic reduction of nitrogen to produce ammonia by bismuth-based catalysts: State of the art and future prospects |
| title_full | Catalytic reduction of nitrogen to produce ammonia by bismuth-based catalysts: State of the art and future prospects |
| title_fullStr | Catalytic reduction of nitrogen to produce ammonia by bismuth-based catalysts: State of the art and future prospects |
| title_full_unstemmed | Catalytic reduction of nitrogen to produce ammonia by bismuth-based catalysts: State of the art and future prospects |
| title_short | Catalytic reduction of nitrogen to produce ammonia by bismuth-based catalysts: State of the art and future prospects |
| title_sort | catalytic reduction of nitrogen to produce ammonia by bismuth-based catalysts: state of the art and future prospects |
| topic | Science & Technology Physical Sciences Technology Chemistry, Multidisciplinary Materials Science, Multidisciplinary Chemistry Materials Science LAYERED DOUBLE HYDROXIDE INTERNAL ELECTRIC-FIELD PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE OXYGEN VACANCIES FIXATION NANOSHEETS WATER BI HETEROJUNCTION PHOTOFIXATION |
| url | http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DE160100589 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/90984 |