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ReviewAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2025

Advancing Nitrate-to-Ammonia Electrocatalysis: Strategies in Catalyst Design, Electrolyte Engineering, and Performance Evaluation.

Juan Bai, Ziyou Dong, Xudong Jiang, Qianqin Zhou, Jiahao Zhao, Jun Mei, Ziqing Tan, Ting Liao, Ziqi Sun

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Review in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Ammonia Synthesis via Electrochemical Conversion.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Juan BaiSchool of Chemistry and Physics, Queensland University of Technology, 2 George Street, Brisbane, QLD, 4000, Australia.
Ziyou DongKey Laboratory for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for High-Efficiency Display and Lighting Technology, School of Nanoscience and Materials Engineering, Henan University, Zhengzhou, 450046, China.
Xudong JiangSchool of Chemistry and Physics, Queensland University of Technology, 2 George Street, Brisbane, QLD, 4000, Australia.
Qianqin ZhouSchool of Chemistry and Physics, Queensland University of Technology, 2 George Street, Brisbane, QLD, 4000, Australia.
Jiahao ZhaoKey Laboratory for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for High-Efficiency Display and Lighting Technology, School of Nanoscience and Materials Engineering, Henan University, Zhengzhou, 450046, China.
Jun MeiKey Laboratory for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for High-Efficiency Display and Lighting Technology, School of Nanoscience and Materials Engineering, Henan University, Zhengzhou, 450046, China.
Ziqing TanCentre for Materials Science, Queensland University of Technology, 2 George Street, Brisbane, QLD, 4000, Australia.
Ting LiaoCentre for Materials Science, Queensland University of Technology, 2 George Street, Brisbane, QLD, 4000, Australia.
Ziqi SunSchool of Chemistry and Physics, Queensland University of Technology, 2 George Street, Brisbane, QLD, 4000, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4777-4017

Funding

ARC Discovery and Industry Mid-career Fellowship Projects DP230101625ARC Discovery and Industry Mid-career Fellowship Projects DP240102728ARC Discovery and Industry Mid-career Fellowship Projects DP240103230ARC Discovery and Industry Mid-career Fellowship Projects IM240100202ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award DE240101045National Natural Science Foundation of China 52402112Natural Science Foundation of Henan Province 252300421102Postdoctoral Science Foundation of China 2024M760781
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The electrochemical reduction of nitrate for ammonia production not only offers a promising alternative to the traditional Haber-Bosch process, which requires high temperatures and pressures, but also provides an effective solution to the pollution caused by nitrogen-enriched nutrients in drinking water and soil. Nitrate reduction is a complex multielectron, multiproton reaction, leading to multiple reaction pathways and numerous by-products. Moreover, the product distribution and Faradaic efficiency are highly dependent on the applied potential, often resulting in competing reactions, such as the hydrogen evolution reaction, which increase energy consumption. Therefore, the development of low-cost, highly active, highly selective, and scalable electrocatalysts for nitrate reduction is critical to advancing this field. This review highlights recent advances in nitrate reduction electrocatalysis, focusing on catalyst design strategies, reaction environments, and performance evaluation. It also compiles and analyzes a wide range of research examples in the field, discusses current challenges, and offers perspectives on future research directions. This review is aimed to serve as a guide for the rational design and development of nitrate reduction electrocatalysts and to accelerate progress in nitrogen cycle engineering.

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ammonia productionelectrocatalystelectrolytenitrate reduction reactionstrategies

Identifiers

PMID40698414
PMCPMC12442655

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