Enhanced N ₂ capture and cleavage promoted by lithium nanoparticles

Jose Miguel Doña-Rodriguez; Raúl Quesada-Cabrera; Doug R. MacFarlane; Alexandr N. Simonov; Luis Miguel Azofra

doi:10.1039/d6cy00192k

January 1, 2026Catalysis Science & Technology

Enhanced N ₂ capture and cleavage promoted by lithium nanoparticles

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The research aims to investigate how lithium nanoparticles can improve nitrogen capture and cleavage during ammonia synthesis.
Utilization of metallic lithium in nitrogen reduction reaction (Li-NRR) processes.
Analysis of the efficiency of lithium nanoparticles in promoting N2 cleavage.
Examination of the conditions needed for effective ammonia electrosynthesis.
Lithium nanoparticles significantly enhance the efficiency of nitrogen capture.
Improved cleavage of N2 was observed, indicating a more effective Li-NRR process.
The ammonia electrosynthesis occurred under milder conditions than previously required.

Implication

Demonstrates enhanced nitrogen capture in ammonia electrosynthesis using lithium nanoparticles, suggesting improved efficiency under mild conditions.

Abstract

Activation of N 2 with metallic lithium is a key step of the lithium redox-mediated nitrogen reduction reaction (Li-NRR) – a process that can enable practical ammonia electrosynthesis under mild conditions....

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Doña-Rodriguez et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d9e50778050d08c1b7550c https://doi.org/10.1039/d6cy00192k

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