To reduce the energy requirements of the Haber-Bosch process, which converts nitrogen and hydrogen to ammonia, researchers from Tokyo Tech have developed a metal nitride catalyst containing an active metal (Ni) on a lanthanum nitride support that is stable in presence of moisture. Since the catalyst doesn't contain ruthenium, it presents an inexpensive option for reducing the carbon footprint of ammonia production.
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Authors :
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Yangfan Lu[a],[c]*, Tian-Nan Ye[b], Jiang Li[c], Zichuang Li[b], Haotian Guan[a], Masato Sasase[c], Yasuhiro Niwa[d],[e],[f], Hitoshi Abe[d],[e],[f], Qian Li[a],[g], Fushen Pan[a], Masaaki Kitano[c]* and Hideo Hosono[c]*
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Title of original paper :
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Approach to Chemically Durable Nickel and Cobalt Lanthanum-Nitride-Based Catalysts for Ammonia Synthesis
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Journal :
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Angewandte Chemie International Edition
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Affiliations :
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[a] College of Materials Science and Engineering, National Engineering Research Center for Magnesium Alloys, Chongqing University [b] Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University [c] Materials Research Center for Element Strategy, Tokyo Institute of Technology [d] Institute of Materials Structure Science, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization [e] Department of Materials Structure Science, School of High Energy Accelerator Science, SOKENDAI, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies [f] Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Ibaraki University [g] State Key Laboratory of Advanced Special Steel, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Advanced Ferro-metallurgy, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University |
