# Electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction: mechanisms, system-level optimization, and future perspectives

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2025-08-04T00:59:42.352044Z

## Updated at

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## Doi

https://doi.org/10.48505/nims.5624

## First published url

https://doi.org/10.1039/d5nr01582k

## Date published

2025-06-09

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2025-7-10

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## Title

- title: 'Electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction: mechanisms, system-level optimization,
    and future perspectives'
  title_type: original
  lang: en

## Description

- description: The electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction reaction (eNRR) stands out
    as a promising approach for ammonia (NH3) synthesis, boasting substantial environmental
    benefits over the traditional Haber–Bosch process. However, the eNRR still encounters
    fundamental constraints and persistent technical barriers that hinder its potential
    to supplant the Haber–Bosch process in industrial NH3 production. This technological
    gap necessitates holistic system optimization to bridge the performance disparities.
    This review systematically examines current advancements in the eNRR, beginning
    with an analysis of fundamental principles. We subsequently summarize the multi-faceted
    optimization strategies encompassing reactor configuration engineering, rational
    catalyst design through advanced material engineering strategies, implementation
    of standardized NH3 quantification protocols, and integration of advanced characterization
    methodologies. Such synergistic optimizations aim to simultaneously enhance catalytic
    efficiency, operational durability, and energy conversion efficiency in NH3 generation,
    ultimately facilitating the technological maturation of eNRR systems under realistic
    production conditions.
  description_type: abstract
  lang: und

## Creator

- name: Zichao Chen
  role: author
- name: Xueyao Meng
  role: author
- name: Guanze Su
  role: author
- name: Ning Wang
  role: author
- name: Li-Li Zhang
  role: author
- name: Hao Wan
  role: author
- name: Renzhi Ma
  role: author
  orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7126-2006
  organization: National Institute for Materials Science
- name: Wei Ma
  role: author
- name: Zhen Zhou
  role: author

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organization: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

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## Keyword

- subject: Electrocatalysts
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- subject: Electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction
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## Embargo

start_date: 2025-06-09
end_date: 2026-06-09

## Journal

- title: Nanoscale
  issn: '20403364'
  volume: '17'
  issue: '27'
  start_page: 16100
  end_page: 16113

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## Funding

- identifier: U21A20281
  funder_name: National Natural Science Foundation of China
- identifier: '242300421230'
  funder_name: Natural Science Foundation of Henan Province
- identifier: JC23257011
  funder_name: Zhengzhou University
- identifier: Sklpm-KF-021
  funder_name: State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy

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