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dc.contributor.authorLan, Rong
dc.contributor.authorIrvine, John T. S.
dc.contributor.authorTao, Shanwen
dc.date.accessioned2013-03-26T14:01:01Z
dc.date.available2013-03-26T14:01:01Z
dc.date.issued2013-01-29
dc.identifier47287217
dc.identifier13128a82-444d-4b5e-88ae-0ed599de195c
dc.identifier000314358400001
dc.identifier84879903862
dc.identifier.citationLan , R , Irvine , J T S & Tao , S 2013 , ' Synthesis of ammonia directly from air and water at ambient temperature and pressure ' , Scientific Reports , vol. 3 , 1145 . https://doi.org/10.1038/srep01145en
dc.identifier.issn2045-2322
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0000-0002-8394-3359/work/68280670
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10023/3425
dc.description.abstractThe N equivalent to Nbond (225 kcal mol(-1)) in dinitrogen is one of the strongest bonds in chemistry therefore artificial synthesis of ammonia under mild conditions is a significant challenge. Based on current knowledge, only bacteria and some plants can synthesise ammonia from air and water at ambient temperature and pressure. Here, for the first time, we report artificial ammonia synthesis bypassing N-2 separation and H-2 production stages. A maximum ammonia production rate of 1.14 x 10(-5) mol m(-2) s(-1) has been achieved when a voltage of 1.6 V was applied. Potentially this can provide an alternative route for the mass production of the basic chemical ammonia under mild conditions. Considering climate change and the depletion of fossil fuels used for synthesis of ammonia by conventional methods, this is a renewable and sustainable chemical synthesis process for future.
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dc.format.extent913079
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofScientific Reportsen
dc.subjectConductivityen
dc.subjectNafion membranesen
dc.subjectElectrochemical synthesisen
dc.subjectCatalytic-reductionen
dc.subjectElectrolyteen
dc.subjectNitrogenen
dc.subjectProtonic conductorsen
dc.subjectDinitrogenen
dc.subjectFuel-cellsen
dc.subjectAtmospheric-pressureen
dc.subjectQD Chemistryen
dc.subjectSDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energyen
dc.subjectSDG 13 - Climate Actionen
dc.subject.lccQDen
dc.titleSynthesis of ammonia directly from air and water at ambient temperature and pressureen
dc.typeJournal articleen
dc.contributor.sponsorEPSRCen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. School of Chemistryen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. EaSTCHEMen
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/srep01145
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.identifier.grantnumberEP/G01244X/1en


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