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SUBMITTER: Lan R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3557446 | biostudies-literature | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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]