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Selective Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Nitrogen to Nitric Acid Using Manganese Phthalocyanine
AshadulAdalder,SouravPaul,BiswajitGhorai,SamadhanKapse,RanjitThapa,AbharanaNagendra,UttamKumarGhorai
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces Pub Date : 07/14/2023 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1021/acsami.3c01847
Abstract
Ammonia is produced through the energy-intensive Haber–Bosch process, which undergoes catalytic oxidation for the production of commercial nitric acid by the senescent Ostwald process. The two energy-intensive industrial processes demand for process sustainability. Hence, single-step electrocatalysis offers a promising approach toward a more environmentally friendly solution. Herein, we report a 10-electron pathway associated one-step electrochemical dinitrogen oxidation reaction (N2OR) to nitric acid by manganese phthalocyanine (MnPc) hollow nano-structures under ambient conditions. The catalyst delivers a nitric acid yield of 513.2 μmol h–1 gcat–1 with 33.9% Faradaic efficiency @ 2.1 V versus reversible hydrogen electrode. The excellent N2OR performances are achieved due to the specific-selectivity, presence of greater number of exposed active sites, recyclability, and long period stability. The extended X-ray absorption fine structure confirms that Mn atoms are coordinated to the pyrrolic and pyridinic nitrogen via Mn–N4 coordination. Density functional theory-based theoretical calculations confirm that the Mn–N4 site of MnPc is the main active center for N2OR, which suppresses the oxygen evolution reaction. This work provides a new arena about the successful example of one step nitric acid production utilizing a Mn–N4 active site-based metal phthalocyanine electrocatalyst by dinitrogen oxidation for the development of a carbon-neutral sustainable society.
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