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Construction of Nickel Foam Supported CuO Nanoflower Composite and Its Property of Electrochemical Nitrate Reduction to Ammonia |
HUANG Shunyuan, LIU Lyufei, GU Yunjie, GE Shuaichen, LI Jingsha*
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Institute of Materials Science and Devices, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, Jiangsu, China |
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Abstract Electrochemical nitrate reduction to ammonia (NRA) could realize the green synthesis of ammonia and remove nitrate pollutant through electrochemical pathways by using nitrate and water as sources of nitrogen and hydrogen, respectively, which is of significance for alleviating energy crisis and environmental problems. However, nitrate to ammonia is a complex eight-electron transfer process accompanied by intense hydrogen evolution side reactions, which seriously limits the selectivity and Faraday efficiency of ammonia synthesis. Therefore, nickel foam-supported copper oxide nanoflower catalyst was prepared by hydrothermal synthesis and subsequent heat treatment process, and its electrocatalytic performance for nitrate reduction to ammonia was explored. By adjusting the synthesis conditions such as the ratio of copper nitrate to urea and pyrolysis temperatures, the uniform CuO nanoflowers loaded on nickel foam (NF) was achieved. The results show that when n(Cu(NO3)2)∶n(CO(NH2)2) is 1∶6, the obtained target catalyst (CuO-6@NF) shows the best performance in terms of Faraday efficiency, NH3 yield, selectivity and nitrate conversion. At -0.23 V vs. RHE, the yield of CuO-6@NF ammonia reached 1.15 mmol·h-1·cm-2, the selectivity was 89.36%, and the removal rate of total nitrogen was as high as 96.71%. In addition, the catalyst exhibits good reproducibility, high stability, and applicability over a wide range of concentrations.
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Published: 25 May 2024
Online: 2024-05-28
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Fund:Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (BK20200991). |
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