Rethinking nitrate aid: redirecting electrochemical efforts from ammonia to nitrogen for reasonable environmental affects

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,2682-2685
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE00222A, Opinion

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Hao Huang, Karthik Peramaiah, Kuo-Wei Huang
Electrochemical NO₃⁻ reduction to NH₃ is insignificant for practical applications. Instead, NO₃⁻ contaminants should be converted into N₂, recycled into NO₃⁻ chemicals, or coupled with CO₂ reduction to produce value-added fertilizers if applicable.
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