Ammonia decomposition for H<sub>2</sub> production over an iron catalyst in a molten barium amide
We report on an unconventional and highly active iron catalyst embedded within molten barium amide (Ba(NH<sub>2</sub>)<sub>2</sub>) for NH<sub>3</sub> decomposition. A ternary barium iron amide (Ba-NH<sub><i>x</i></sub>-Fe) species plays a crucial role in NH<sub>3</sub> decomposition catalysis. The synergy among multiple Fe atoms, Ba atoms, and the NH<sub>2</sub> moiety is responsible for its high catalytic activity under low temperatures.
Authors
- Jianping Guo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0229-8555)
- Wenbo Gao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4471-1870)
- Haojun Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0318-6528)
- Teng Feng He (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2900-7612)
- Ping Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0625-0639)
- Sheng Feng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8781-9681)
- Li Rao
- Xuanwei Chang
- Yanbo Deng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2817-3339)
- Lin Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5733-6910)
- Jiemin Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6221-6363)
Institutions
- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (CN)
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Central China Normal University (CN)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Chemical Communications
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1039/d5cc01072a
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.78