Ammonia synthesis by N2and steam electrolysis in molten hydroxide suspensions of nanoscale Fe2O3

Science

Volumn 345, Issue 6197, 2014, Pages 637-640

  Licht, Stuart ^a   Cui, Baochen ^a   Wang, Baohui ^a   Li, Fang Fang ^a   Lau, Jason ^a   Liu, Shuzhi ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; FERRIC OXIDE; HYDROXIDE; FERRIC ION; FERTILIZER; HYDROXIDE ION; NITROGEN;

AMMONIA; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; ELECTROKINESIS; FERTILIZER; HYDROXIDE; NITROGEN; OXIDE; PRESSURE EFFECT;

AMMONIA FORMATION; ARTICLE; DENSITY; DESORPTION; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTROLYSIS; ENERGY YIELD; HYDROGENATION; NANOCATALYST; ONE POT SYNTHESIS; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENEWABLE ENERGY; WATER VAPOR; CHEMISTRY; METHODOLOGY; SYNTHESIS;

AMMONIA; ELECTROLYSIS; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; FERTILIZERS; HYDROXIDES; NITROGEN; STEAM;

EID: 84905907953     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1254234     Document Type: Article

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