عنوان المقالة:Electrochemical synthesis of ammonia using Fe3Mo3N catalyst and carbonate-oxide composite electrolyte Electrochemical synthesis of ammonia using Fe3Mo3N catalyst and carbonate-oxide composite electrolyte
Ibrahim A. Amar, Rong Lan, Christophe T.G. Petit, Shanwen Tao
English Authors
Ibrahim A. Amar, Rong Lan, Christophe T.G. Petit, Shanwen Tao
Abstract
Iron molybdenum nitride catalyst (Fe3Mo3N) was synthesised via a temperature-programmed
reduction (TPR) of the corresponding precursor by flowing pure ammonia gas. The catalyst was
characterised by x-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Ammonia was
successfully synthesised for the first time from hydrogen and nitrogen at atmospheric pressure using
Fe3Mo3N-Ag composite as cathode, Ag-Pd alloy as anode and LiAlO2-carbonate composite as solid
electrolyte. Ammonia formation was observed at three different temperatures 400, 425 and 450 ºC and
the maximum rate of ammonia production was up to 1.88 × 10-10 mol s-1
cm
-2
at 425 ºC and 0.8 V. This
experiment indicates that metal nitrides can be used as ammonia synthesis catalysts in the
electrochemical synthesis process
إبراهيم علي أحمد عمار | Ibrahim Ali Ahmed Amar | 15353