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    Catalytic reduction of nitrogen to produce ammonia by bismuth-based catalysts: State of the art and future prospects

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    Authors
    Hao, Q.
    Liu, C.
    Jia, Guohua
    Wang, Y.
    Arandiyan, H.
    Wei, W.
    Ni, B.J.
    Date
    2020
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Hao, Q. and Liu, C. and Jia, G. and Wang, Y. and Arandiyan, H. and Wei, W. and Ni, B.J. 2020. Catalytic reduction of nitrogen to produce ammonia by bismuth-based catalysts: State of the art and future prospects. Materials Horizons. 7 (4): pp. 1014-1029.
    Source Title
    Materials Horizons
    DOI
    10.1039/c9mh01668f
    ISSN
    2051-6347
    Faculty
    Faculty of Science and Engineering
    School
    School of Molecular and Life Sciences (MLS)
    Funding and Sponsorship
    http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DE160100589
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/90984
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Ammonia is a key industrial raw material for fertilisers, chemicals and energy. The annual artificial ammonia synthesis via the Haber-Bosch process results in about 2% of global energy consumption and can lead to 1.6% CO2 emission. Hence, it is urgent to develop low-cost and environmentally friendly approaches for artificial ammonia synthesis under ambient conditions. Recently, bismuth (Bi)-based catalysts have attracted great interest due to their excellent nitrogen fixation performance in electrochemical and photocatalytic fields. However, there is still a lack of a comprehensive review on Bi-based nitrogen-fixation materials focusing on their crystal structure, surface engineering and modification methods, which is highly desirable for facilitating their further development towards applications. Herein, we provide an up-to-date review on Bi-based nitrogen-fixation materials and classify them as metallic Bi, bismuth oxide, bismuth oxyhalide, and Bi-based polyoxometalates. Starting from the underlying crystal structure, we analyse the internal electric field, surface engineering and modification methods of Bi-based nitrogen fixation materials. Then, we highlight the latest achievements of Bi-based materials and reveal the challenges and obstacles in the development and application of Bi-based nitrogen-fixation materials. More importantly, this review presents the surface and structure engineering strategies, and future directions for the development of new Bi-based nitrogen-fixation materials under ambient conditions.

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