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Title: Lithium-mediated ammonia synthesis from water and nitrogen: a membrane-free approach enabled by an immiscible aqueous/organic hybrid electrolyte system

Abstract

A membrane-free electrochemical cell provides a green and economic way of lithium deposition and its utilization for lithium-mediated ammonia synthesis.

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [2]; ORCiD logo [3]; ORCiD logo [4]
  1. Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames 50011, USA
  2. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science of Technology, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
  3. Clean Fuel Laboratory, Korea Institute of Energy Research, Daejeon 34129, Republic of Korea
  4. Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames 50011, USA, US Department of Energy Ames Laboratory
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Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E)
OSTI Identifier:
1529410
Grant/Contract Number:  
AR0000818
Resource Type:
Publisher's Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Green Chemistry
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Green Chemistry Journal Volume: 21 Journal Issue: 14; Journal ID: ISSN 1463-9262
Publisher:
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Language:
English

Citation Formats

Kim, Kwiyong, Chen, Yifu, Han, Jong-In, Yoon, Hyung Chul, and Li, Wenzhen. Lithium-mediated ammonia synthesis from water and nitrogen: a membrane-free approach enabled by an immiscible aqueous/organic hybrid electrolyte system. United Kingdom: N. p., 2019. Web. doi:10.1039/C9GC01338E.
Kim, Kwiyong, Chen, Yifu, Han, Jong-In, Yoon, Hyung Chul, & Li, Wenzhen. Lithium-mediated ammonia synthesis from water and nitrogen: a membrane-free approach enabled by an immiscible aqueous/organic hybrid electrolyte system. United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1039/C9GC01338E
Kim, Kwiyong, Chen, Yifu, Han, Jong-In, Yoon, Hyung Chul, and Li, Wenzhen. Mon . "Lithium-mediated ammonia synthesis from water and nitrogen: a membrane-free approach enabled by an immiscible aqueous/organic hybrid electrolyte system". United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1039/C9GC01338E.
@article{osti_1529410,
title = {Lithium-mediated ammonia synthesis from water and nitrogen: a membrane-free approach enabled by an immiscible aqueous/organic hybrid electrolyte system},
author = {Kim, Kwiyong and Chen, Yifu and Han, Jong-In and Yoon, Hyung Chul and Li, Wenzhen},
abstractNote = {A membrane-free electrochemical cell provides a green and economic way of lithium deposition and its utilization for lithium-mediated ammonia synthesis.},
doi = {10.1039/C9GC01338E},
journal = {Green Chemistry},
number = 14,
volume = 21,
place = {United Kingdom},
year = {Mon Jul 15 00:00:00 EDT 2019},
month = {Mon Jul 15 00:00:00 EDT 2019}
}

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