The chemistry of proton carriers in high-performance lithium-mediated ammonia electrosynthesis

• DOI: 10.1039/d2ee03901j
• Publication Date: 2023-01-12T09:44:35Z
• Authors: Hoang-Long Du; Karolina Matuszek; Rebecca Y. Hodgetts; Khang Ngoc Dinh; Pavel V. Cherepanov; Jacinta M. Bakker; Douglas R. MacFar...; Alexandr N. Simonov
• Keywords: Electrosynthesis; Ammonia production

Proton transfer is a key step of the lithium-mediated electrochemical reduction nitrogen to ammonia. Herein, we investigate impact chemical nature proton carrier on performance and highlight shuttles that enable effective ammonia synthesis.