Ammonia holds great promise as a carbon-neutral liquid fuel for storing intermittent renewable energy sources and power generation due to its high energy density and hydrogen content. Photo-Electrochemical Ammonia Synthesis: Nanocatalyst Discovery, Reactor Design, and Advanced Spectroscopy covers the synthesis of novel hybrid plasmonic nanomaterials and their application in photo-electrochemical systems to convert low energy molecules to high value-added molecules and looks specifically at photo-electrochemical nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) for ammonia synthesis as an attractive alternative to the long-lasting thermochemical process.
Provides an integrated scientific framework, combining materials chemistry, photo-electrochemistry, and spectroscopy to overcome the challenges associated with renewable energy storage and transport
Reviews materials chemistry for the synthesis of a range of heterogeneous (photo) electrocatalysts including plasmonic and hybrid plasmonic-semiconductor nanostructures for selective and efficient conversion of N2 to NH3
Covers novel reactor design to study the redox processes in the photo-electrochemical energy conversion system and to benchmark nanocatalysts’ selectivity and activity toward NRR
Discusses the use of advanced spectroscopic techniques to probe the reaction mechanism for ammonia synthesis
Offers techno-economic analysis and presents performance targets for the scale-up and commercialization of electrochemical ammonia synthesis
This book is of value to researchers, advanced students, and industry professionals working in sustainable energy storage and conversion across the disciplines of Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Environmental Engineering, and related areas.
Author(s): Mohammadreza Nazemi, Mostafa A. El-Sayed
Series: Emerging Materials and Technologies
Publisher: CRC Press
Year: 2021
Language: English
Pages: 164
City: Boca Raton
Cover
Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Notes on the Authors
Preface
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1: Ammonia: A Multi-Purpose Chemical
1.1 Introduction: Nanocatalysis using Metallic and Semiconductor Nanoparticles
1.2 Ammonia as a Medium for Intermittent Renewable Energy Storage
1.3 Global Nitrogen Cycle
Chapter 2: Conventional Methods for Nitrogen Fixation
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Natural Nitrogen Fixation
2.3 Thermocatalytic Process
Chapter 3: Electrocatalytic Nitrogen Reduction Reaction for Ammonia Synthesis
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Fundamental Understanding of Electrocatalytic N2 Reduction
3.3 Lithium Cycling Strategy
3.4 Electrocatalytic NRR on Au Plasmonic Nanoparticles
3.5 Electrocatalytic NRR using Pore-size Controlled Hollow Bimetallic Au–Ag Nanocages
3.6 The Role of Oxidation of Silver in Bimetallic Gold-silver Nanocages on the Electrocatalytic Activity of NRR
3.7 Incorporating the Transition Metal into Plasmonic Nanocatalysts
Chapter 4: Electrochemical Reactor Design
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Single Chamber Cell
4.3 Two Compartment Cells (H-type Cells)
4.4 Membrane Electrode Assembly (MEA)-type Cell
4.5 Comparison of Liquid- and Gas-phase Systems for Electrochemical Ammonia Synthesis
Chapter 5: Plasma-Enabled Nitrogen Fixation
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Different Plasma Types for Energy Applications
5.3 Plasma-based N2 Fixation
Chapter 6: Photocatalytic Nitrogen Fixation
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Design of Hybrid Photocatalysts
6.3 Photocatalytic Efficiency Measurements
6.4 Photocatalytic NRR Activities of Hybrid Photocatalysts
Chapter 7: Ammonia Detection
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Nessler’s Reagent Method
7.3 Indophenol Blue Method
7.4 Ion Chromatography
7.5 1 H Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Quantifications
7.6 Various Sources of Contamination in NRR Experiments
Chapter 8: Reaction Mechanisms for Nitrogen Fixation
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Sabatier Principle and Scaling Relations
8.3 Transition-Metal Catalysts
8.4 Ex Situ Characterizations of Catalysts
8.5 Operando Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) Measurements
8.6 Other In Situ Spectroscopic Techniques
Chapter 9: Performance Targets and Opportunities for Green Ammonia Synthesis
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Market Need
9.3 Performance Targets for Green Ammonia Synthesis
Chapter 10: Conclusion
References
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