Rethinking nitrate reduction: redirecting electrochemical efforts from ammonia to nitrogen for realistic environmental impacts

• Published in: Energy & environmental science Vol. 17; no. 8; pp. 2682 - 2685
• Main Authors: Huang, Hao, Peramaiah, Karthik, Huang, Kuo-Wei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge Royal Society of Chemistry 23.04.2024
• Subjects: Ammonia; Electrochemistry; Environmental impact; Haber Bosch process; Impact analysis; Low concentrations; Nitrate reduction; Nitrates; Nitrogen; Nitrogen cycle; Reduction; Strategic management; Wastewater pollution

The excessive use of nitrate in agriculture and industry poses a significant threat to human health and ecosystems. To effectively manage the nitrogen cycle (N-cycle) in nature and to deal with nitrate pollution in wastewater, various electrochemical approaches have been developed to convert nitrate...