Solar‐Driven Ammonia Synthesis From Nitrate Reduction Paired With CO <sub>2</sub> Capture for Sustainable Agriculture via a Robust CuPd Heterojunction

. Techno-economic analysis demonstrates cost competitiveness against biological counterparts. When applied to plant cultivation, this artificial photosynthesis system boosts solar-to-biomass conversion efficiency by 3.5-fold compared to natural photosynthesis. By unifying solar energy harvesting, waste nitrate reduction, and carbon sequestration, our work provides a scalable blueprint for a closed-loop agrochemical ecosystem and advanced catalyst design for intermittent renewable-powered electrosynthesis.

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Angewandte Chemie International Edition
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2026-05-02
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https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.9278631
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Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction
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. Techno-economic analysis demonstrates cost competitiveness against biological counterparts. When applied to plant cultivation, this artificial photosynthesis system boosts solar-to-biomass conversion efficiency by 3.5-fold compared to natural photosynthesis. By unifying solar energy harvesting, waste nitrate reduction, and carbon sequestration, our work provides a scalable blueprint for a closed-loop agrochemical ecosystem and advanced catalyst design for intermittent renewable-powered electrosynthesis.

Angewandte Chemie International Edition
City University of Hong Kong (HK), Chinese University of Hong Kong (HK), University of Toronto (CA), Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HK), City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen Research Institute (CN), Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences (SG), Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen (CN), National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (CN), A*STAR Graduate Academy (SG), University of Hong Kong (HK)
National Natural Science Foundation of China, Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation of Guangdong Province
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