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Synthesis of ammonia directly from air and water at ambient temperature and pressure.


ABSTRACT: The N?N bond (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? separation and H? production stages. A maximum ammonia production rate of 1.14 × 10???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.

SUBMITTER: Lan R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3557446 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Synthesis of ammonia directly from air and water at ambient temperature and pressure.

Lan Rong R   Irvine John T S JT   Tao Shanwen S  

Scientific reports 20130129


The N≡N bond (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 N₂ separation and H₂ production stages. A maximum ammonia production rate of 1.14 × 10⁻⁵ mol m⁻² s⁻¹ has been  ...[more]

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