Kinetically matched C–N coupling toward efficient urea electrosynthesis enabled on copper single-atom alloy

Abstract Chemical C–N coupling from CO2 and NO3 –, driven by renewable electricity, toward urea synthesis is an appealing alternative for Bosch–Meiser urea production. However, the unmatched kinetics in CO2 and NO3 – reduction reactions and the complexity of C- and N-species involved in the co-reduc...

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Main Authors: Mengqiu Xu, Fangfang Wu, Ye Zhang, Yuanhui Yao, Genping Zhu, Xiaoyu Li, Liang Chen, Gan Jia, Xiaohong Wu, Youju Huang, Peng Gao, Wei Ye
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-42794-2