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Ammonia synthesis

Without that crystalline touch

Nature Catalysis volume 7, pages 961–962 (2024)Cite this article

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Traditional heterogeneous catalytic processes primarily hinge on the reactivity of solids. Now, a liquid metal catalyst based on a Cu–Ga binary system with dynamic structure and intriguing properties opens up an alternative for the conventional Haber–Bosch process for ammonia synthesis.

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Fig. 1: Liquid metal catalyst for ammonia synthesis from N2 and H2.

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