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To evaluate the catalytic efficiency and reaction mechanism of copper-modified covalent triazine frameworks for the electrochemical reduction of nitrate to nitrous oxide.

February 9, 2016The Journal of Physical Chemistry COpen Access

Electrocatalytic Reduction of Nitrate to Nitrous Oxide by a Copper-Modified Covalent Triazine Framework

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TYTatsuro YoshiokaPanasonic (Japan)KIKazuyuki IwaseSendai University SNShuji NakanishiNational Institute for Environmental Studies

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Electrochemical study demonstrates selective nitrate reduction to nitrous oxide using copper-modified covalent triazine frameworks, highlighting a pathway for intermediate denitrification.

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To evaluate the catalytic efficiency and reaction mechanism of copper-modified covalent triazine frameworks for the electrochemical reduction of nitrate to nitrous oxide.
Synthesized a copper-modified covalent triazine framework (Cu-CTF) electrode and tested its electrocatalytic performance against standard copper metal.
Measured electrocatalytic parameters for the nitrate reduction reaction, focusing on onset potential and Faradaic efficiency across varying electrode potentials.
Performed density functional calculations to investigate the adsorption behavior of nitric oxide intermediates and determine the reaction mechanism.
The Cu-CTF electrode exhibited an onset potential of −50 mV versus RHE for the electrochemical nitrate reduction reaction.
Cu-CTF achieved a Faradaic efficiency of 18% for nitrous oxide formation at −200 mV versus RHE, whereas nitrous oxide generation on copper metal was negligible.
Density functional calculations indicated that Cu-CTF provides moderate nitric oxide adsorption strength, promoting nitric oxide dimerization via an Eley–Rideal-type pathway.

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Yoshioka et al. (2016) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a037fc8cb86c4ccc86b3701 https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b10962

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Implication

Electrochemical study demonstrates selective nitrate reduction to nitrous oxide using copper-modified covalent triazine frameworks, highlighting a pathway for intermediate denitrification.