Selective electrocatalytic synthesis of urea with nitrate and carbon dioxide

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

doi:10.1038/s41893-021-00741-3

Selective electrocatalytic synthesis of urea with nitrate and carbon dioxide

Journal Article · 12 July 2021 · Nature Sustainability

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-021-00741-3· OSTI ID:1978719

; ; ; Fang, Zhiwei; ; Chen, Mengxin; Kong, Yi; ; Liu, Daobin; ; Liu, Jiawei; ; Chen, Gang; ;

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

DOE Contract Number:: SC0019019

OSTI ID:: 1978719

Journal Information:: Nature Sustainability, Vol. 4, Issue 10; ISSN 2398-9629

Publisher:: Springer Nature

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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