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Area of Science:

  • Environmental Science and Engineering
  • Materials Science
  • Electrochemistry

Background:

  • Nitrate (NO3-) pollution in water sources is a growing environmental concern.
  • Electrochemical nitrate reduction offers a sustainable pathway to convert NO3- into ammonia (NH3) using renewable electricity.
  • Copper (Cu) catalysts are effective for NO3- reduction, but their performance depends heavily on catalyst structure and support materials.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the efficacy of copper-modified carbon nanofiber (CNF) supports for enhancing electrochemical nitrate reduction to ammonia.
  • To compare the performance of different CNF support architectures: pristine CNFs, CNF/carbon nanotubes (CNTs), and CNF/titanium dioxide (TiO2).

Main Methods:

  • Synthesis of three types of Cu-modified CNF electrodes via electrospinning: CNF/Cu, CNF/CNT/Cu, and CNF/TiO2/Cu.
  • Characterization of electrode physical and electrochemical properties.
  • Evaluation of catalytic performance, including selectivity and stability for nitrate reduction to ammonia at neutral pH.

Main Results:

  • The CNF/TiO2/Cu composite electrode achieved >40% selectivity for NH3 production at neutral pH, significantly outperforming CNF/CNT/Cu (<5%) and CNF/Cu (20%).
  • The CNF/TiO2/Cu electrode demonstrated stable performance over extended operation (70 C), maintaining NH3 selectivity above 50%.
  • Operando Raman spectroscopy and Tafel analysis indicated that TiO2 actively participates in hydrogenating intermediates, enhancing selectivity.

Conclusions:

  • Electrode material design, particularly the choice of support, is crucial for optimizing electrochemical nitrate reduction.
  • TiO2-containing carbon nanofiber supports show significant promise for efficient and selective electrochemical conversion of nitrate to ammonia.
  • This study highlights a viable strategy for mitigating nitrate pollution and producing valuable ammonia.