Just Accepted
Wen-Bo Wei, Qi-Long Zhu*
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjsc.2024.100383
ABSTRACT
It is noteworthy
that the work combined plasma discharge with electroreduction processes,
resulting in the sustainable synthesis of NH2OH from ambient air and H2O. The proposed mechanism not only mitigates the
energy consumption problem during NH2OH electrosynthesis but also reduces the emission
of NOx. Furthermore, it provides an important scientific
reference for the renewable electrosynthesis of NH2OH and other nitrogen-containing compounds.
Nevertheless, the large-scale synthesis of HNO3 plasma continues to present significant
challenges, including high energy consumption and low air conversion
efficiency. In particular, the key to industrialisation is the further
realisation of high-concentration HNO3, the advancement of the scale-up and low-cost
preparation of catalytic electrodes, and the rational construction of the
reactive electrostack.