Plasma-Assisted Sustainable Nitrogen-to-Ammonia Fixation: Mixed-phase, Synergistic Processes and Mechanisms.



Qu, Zhongping ORCID: 0009-0000-0268-4766, Zhou, Renwu ORCID: 0000-0003-1773-7095, Sun, Jing, Gao, Yuting, Li, Zhuo, Zhang, Tianqi, Zhou, Rusen, Liu, Dingxin, Tu, Xin ORCID: 0000-0002-6376-0897, Cullen, Patrick
et al (show 1 more authors) (2024) Plasma-Assisted Sustainable Nitrogen-to-Ammonia Fixation: Mixed-phase, Synergistic Processes and Mechanisms. ChemSusChem, 17 (6). e202300783-.

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Abstract

Ammonia plays a crucial role in industry and agriculture worldwide, but traditional industrial ammonia production methods are energy-intensive and negatively impact the environment. Ammonia synthesis using low-temperature plasma technology has gained traction in the pursuit of environment-benign and cost-effective methods for producing green ammonia. This Review discusses the recent advances in low-temperature plasma-assisted ammonia synthesis, focusing on three main routes: N<sub>2</sub>+H<sub>2</sub> plasma-only, N<sub>2</sub>+H<sub>2</sub>O plasma-only, and plasma coupled with other technologies. The reaction pathways involved in the plasma-assisted ammonia synthesis, as well as the process parameters, including the optimum catalyst types and discharge schemes, are examined. Building upon the current research status, the challenges and research opportunities in the plasma-assisted ammonia synthesis processes are outlined. The article concludes with the outlook for the future development of the plasma-assisted ammonia synthesis technology in real-life industrial applications.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: ammonia, catalytic, nitrogen fixation, plasma, sustainable
Divisions: Faculty of Science and Engineering > School of Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Computer Science
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 04 Dec 2023 08:13
Last Modified: 02 Apr 2024 09:30
DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202300783
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3177148