How many electrons does nitrogen (N2) need to be reduced to #ammonia (2 NH3)? No surprises here, it is still 6 e-.
A real surprise is that we @HoangLongDu@DRMacFarlane@ChemistryMonash can do this in a real experiment, for the first time on this planet: https://t.co/cDfoHZE8bu
Brilliant work by our whole team on our paper about nitrogen reduction to ammonia out today in Science. More of the story and a look at how it happens in the lab here:
https://t.co/jTKN3focfg
@colinkang_@DRMacFarlane@Monash_Science Hey 석모!
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Your roller-coaster must be the most valuable experience in your life and more!
A comprehensive review of nitrogen reduction to ammonia in aqueous media published today in Nature Comms by our team and it still seems elusive:
https://t.co/tSnuEsa2HH
@HoangLongDu and the team at @ChemistryMonash@ARC_ACES showcase our practices for the assessment of the #NRR catalytic activity by an example of the Mo/MoS2 material: NOx control at ever stage, fixed gas volume tests, etc.
Open access in the JES @ECSorg:
https://t.co/CwlK2K0d2y
Finally, please take note of this completely good-faith retraction of a 2014 electrochemical ammonia synthesis, where careful follow-up work suggested most of the detected ammonia likely came from reduction of nitrite impurities rather than dinitrogen https://t.co/EdBXdRi5SP
Congratulations to our latest ARC Future Fellowship award winners, Dr Victoria Blair - Synthesis, Synergy and Sustainability: Development of active-metal reagents, and Dr Alexandr (Sasha) Simonov - New dimensions of electrocatalyst design for a sustainable energy future. #ozchem
Undertaking an #NRR experiment? Make sure the system is free of NOx to avoid another false positive.
Further details in a recent paper from our and @DRMacFarlane groups @ChemistryMonash@ARC_ACES just published in @ACSEnergyLett :
https://t.co/fHLEP414Wy
We attempted hard, but Bi is not electrocatalytically active for the reduction of nitrogen to #ammonia.
If you believe you have a genuine #NRR catalyst (Bi or any other) - @DRMacFarlane and I at @ChemistryMonash@ARC_ACES will be happy to test it for you
https://t.co/1uU7NFDR2r