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Electrocatalytic reactions involving aqueous nitrate and nitrite

Electrocatalytic reactions can be used to upcycle nitrate/nitrite to ammonia, NH₂OH, N₂H₄ and organonitrogen compounds. This protocol describes catalyst screening and reaction optimization via in situ and operando analysis.

Shunhan Jia
Ruhan Wang
Buxing Han
Protocols30 Mar 2026
Nature Protocols

P: 1-46
Steering the catalyst structure and intermediates adsorption configuration during pulsed nitrate electroreduction

The electroreduction of nitrate enables carbon-free ammonia production but is limited by the control of intermediate adsorption. Here, the authors report a pulsed electrolysis strategy that restructures Cu catalysts and regulates N-intermediate adsorption, offering mechanistic insights.

Limin Wu
Shunhan Jia
Buxing Han
ResearchOpen Access25 Nov 2025
Nature Communications

Volume: 16, P: 1-11
Upgrading of nitrate to hydrazine through cascading electrocatalytic ammonia production with controllable N-N coupling

Nitrogen oxides are vital in the nitrogen cycle and renewable chemical synthesis, but selective conversion to multi-nitrogen products via precise N-N bond formation is challenging. Here, the authors report a two-step electrochemical process that achieves an impressive 88.7% selectivity for hydrazine production using a WO₃ catalyst with diphenyl ketone as a mediator.

Shunhan Jia
Libing Zhang
Buxing Han
ResearchOpen Access03 Oct 2024
Nature Communications

Volume: 15, P: 1-11
CO₂ electrolysis to multi-carbon products in strong acid at ampere-current levels on La-Cu spheres with channels

Efficient electroreduction of CO2 to multi-carbon products under strong acidic condition is highly challenging. Here, the authors demonstrate that combining microenvironment modulation and La doping effect could promote multicarbon products generation in acidic electrolyte.

Jiaqi Feng
Limin Wu
Buxing Han
ResearchOpen Access06 Jun 2024
Nature Communications

Volume: 15, P: 1-11

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Steering the catalyst structure and intermediates adsorption configuration during pulsed nitrate electroreduction

Upgrading of nitrate to hydrazine through cascading electrocatalytic ammonia production with controllable N-N coupling

CO2 electrolysis to multi-carbon products in strong acid at ampere-current levels on La-Cu spheres with channels

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