Selective electrocatalytic synthesis of urea with nitrate and carbon dioxide

• Main Authors: Lv, Chade, Zhong, Lixiang, Liu, Hengjie, Fang, Zhiwei, Yan, Chunshuang, Chen, Mengxin, Kong, Yi, Lee, Carmen, Liu, Daobin, Li, Shuzhou, Liu, Jiawei, Song, Li, Chen, Gang, Yan, Qingyu, Yu, Guihua
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science and Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Engineering::Materials::Energy materials; Carbon Dioxide; Catalysts
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/154705
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Synthetic nitrogen fertilizer such as urea has been key to increasing crop productivity and feeding a growing population. However, the conventional urea production relies on energy-intensive processes, consuming approximately 2% of annual global energy. Here, we report on a more-sustainable electroc...