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Across the Board: Federico Bella on Electrochemical Nitrogen Reduction
Author(s) -
Bella Federico
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
chemsuschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.412
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1864-564X
pISSN - 1864-5631
DOI - 10.1002/cssc.202001051
Subject(s) - electrochemistry , bella , sustainability , nitrogen , ammonia , chemistry , nanotechnology , materials science , physics , electrode , organic chemistry , ecology , nuclear physics , biology
In this series of articles, the board members of ChemSusChem discuss recent research articles that they consider of exceptional quality and importance for sustainability. This entry features Prof. F. Bella, who discusses the electrochemical reduction of nitrogen to produce ammonia through the addition of protons and electrons under mild conditions (25 °C, 1 atm). This reaction has the potential to replace the energy‐intensive traditional Haber–Bosch process but faces several challenges and pitfalls.