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Nitrogen electroreduction

Beyond lithium for sustainable ammonia synthesis

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Using an electrochemical continuous flow cell, nitrogen reduction to ammonia is rigorously demonstrated through a calcium-mediated approach.

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Fig. 1: Proposed mechanism for continuous electrochemical ammonia synthesis via Ca-NRR.

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Yusov, M.A., Manthiram, K. Beyond lithium for sustainable ammonia synthesis. Nat. Mater. 23, 31–32 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-023-01747-2

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