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ArticleJournal of the American Chemical Society2025

The Role of Ethanol in Lithium-Mediated Nitrogen Reduction.

Olivia Westhead, Romain Tort, James O Douglas, Michele Conroy, Bethan J V Davies, Anna Winiwarter, Aishah Faisal, Matthew Spry, Artem Khobnya, Mary P Ryan and 3 more

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Article in Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Review
  3. Lithium-Germanium Alloy Interfaces for Efficient Low-Pressure Ammonia Synthesis.Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) · 2026
    Article
  4. Review
  5. Stabilizing calcium nitride for efficient, long-term electrochemical ammonia synthesis.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
    Article
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Olivia WestheadDepartment of Materials, Imperial College London, South Kensington, London SW7 2AZ, U.K.
Romain TortDepartment of Materials, Imperial College London, South Kensington, London SW7 2AZ, U.K.ORCID 0000-0001-8074-6619
James O DouglasDepartment of Materials, Imperial College London, South Kensington, London SW7 2AZ, U.K.
Michele ConroyDepartment of Materials, Imperial College London, South Kensington, London SW7 2AZ, U.K.
Bethan J V DaviesDepartment of Materials, Imperial College London, South Kensington, London SW7 2AZ, U.K.ORCID 0000-0002-3789-8462
Anna WiniwarterDepartment of Materials, Imperial College London, South Kensington, London SW7 2AZ, U.K.ORCID 0000-0002-3126-3714
Aishah FaisalDepartment of Materials, Imperial College London, South Kensington, London SW7 2AZ, U.K.
Matthew SpryDepartment of Materials, Imperial College London, South Kensington, London SW7 2AZ, U.K.
Artem KhobnyaDepartment of Materials, Imperial College London, South Kensington, London SW7 2AZ, U.K.
Mary P RyanDepartment of Materials, Imperial College London, South Kensington, London SW7 2AZ, U.K.ORCID 0000-0001-8582-3003
Maria-Magdalena TitiriciDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington, London SW7 2AZ, U.K.ORCID 0000-0003-0773-2100
Rhodri JervisElectrochemical Innovation Lab, Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London, Torrington Place, London WC1E 7JE, U.K.ORCID 0000-0003-2784-7802
Ifan E L StephensDepartment of Materials, Imperial College London, South Kensington, London SW7 2AZ, U.K.ORCID 0000-0003-2157-492X

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although the Haber-Bosch process for industrial ammonia production is hailed by many as one of the most influential breakthroughs of the 20th century, its decarbonization and decentralization remain a critical challenge. One of the most promising and fast improving approaches is electrochemical nitrogen reduction mediated by lithium. However, the impact of electrolyte configuration on the formation of the solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) and its effect on selective nitrogen reduction is still elusive. In particular, the role of commonly added, supposedly sacrificial, proton donors on SEI chemistry and morphology remains a mystery. In this work, the impact of ethanol concentration in a 1 M LiNTf

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