Energetics of Reaction Pathways Enabled by N and H Radicals during Catalytic, Plasma-Assisted NH 3 Synthesis

Liu, Tsung-Wei; Gorky, Fnu; Carreon, Maria L.; Gómez-Gualdrón, Diego A.

doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c05660

Energetics of Reaction Pathways Enabled by N and H Radicals during Catalytic, Plasma-Assisted NH ₃ Synthesis

Journal Article · 31 January 2022 · ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c05660· OSTI ID:1982041

Liu, Tsung-Wei ^[1]; Gorky, Fnu ^[2]; Carreon, Maria L. ^[3]; ^[1]

Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
Department of Chemical Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines, Rapid City, South Dakota 57701, United States
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Massachusetts-Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts 01854, United States

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231

OSTI ID:: 1982041

Journal Information:: ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, Journal Name: ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 10; ISSN 2168-0485

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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