TY - JOUR
T1 - Electrochemically induced conversion of urea to ammonia
AU - Lu, Fei
AU - Botte, Gerardine G.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2015.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - A novel electrochemically induced method for ammonia synthesis (eU2A) on demand from urea in alkaline media was demonstrated. A Nickel based electrode was employed as the active catalyst. The effective rate of ammonia generation of the eU2A process at 70°C is 28 times higher than the thermal hydrolysis (THU) of urea. The eU2A operates at lower temperature (55% lower) and pressure (6 times lower) than the THU; this could lead to significant energy savings. The process finds applications on selective catalytic reduction (SCR) for the removal of nitride oxide from combustion systems (e.g., diesel vehicles, power plants, etc.).
AB - A novel electrochemically induced method for ammonia synthesis (eU2A) on demand from urea in alkaline media was demonstrated. A Nickel based electrode was employed as the active catalyst. The effective rate of ammonia generation of the eU2A process at 70°C is 28 times higher than the thermal hydrolysis (THU) of urea. The eU2A operates at lower temperature (55% lower) and pressure (6 times lower) than the THU; this could lead to significant energy savings. The process finds applications on selective catalytic reduction (SCR) for the removal of nitride oxide from combustion systems (e.g., diesel vehicles, power plants, etc.).
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U2 - 10.1149/2.0041510eel
DO - 10.1149/2.0041510eel
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84940044502
SN - 2162-8726
VL - 4
SP - E5-E7
JO - ECS Electrochemistry Letters
JF - ECS Electrochemistry Letters
IS - 10
ER -