Global water bodies are increasingly imperiled by nitrate pollution,primarily originating from industrial waste,agricultural runoffs,and urban sewage.This escalating environmental crisis challenges traditional water t...Global water bodies are increasingly imperiled by nitrate pollution,primarily originating from industrial waste,agricultural runoffs,and urban sewage.This escalating environmental crisis challenges traditional water treatment paradigms and necessitates innovative solutions.Electro-catalysis,especially utilizing copper-based catalysts,known for their efficiency,cost-effectiveness,and eco-friendliness,offer a promising avenue for the electro-catalytic reduction of nitrate to ammonia.In this review,we systematically consolidate current research on diverse copper-based catalysts,including pure Cu,Cu alloys,oxides,single-atom entities,and composites.Furthermore,we assess their catalytic performance,operational mechanisms,and future research directions to find effective,long-term solutions to water purification and ammonia synthesis.Electro-catalysis technology shows the potential in mitigating nitrate pollution and has strategic importance in sustainable environmental management.As to the application,challenges regarding complexity of the real water,the scale-up of the commerical catalysts,and the efficient collection of produced NH3 are still exist.Following reseraches of catalyst specially on long term stability and in situ mechanisms are proposed.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(52372090,52073177)the National Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong,China(2023A1515010947)+1 种基金the Shenzhen Basic Research Program(JCYJ20220531102207017)The authors also gratefully acknowledge the Shenzhen postdoctoral research funding(Grant No.0001330501).
文摘Global water bodies are increasingly imperiled by nitrate pollution,primarily originating from industrial waste,agricultural runoffs,and urban sewage.This escalating environmental crisis challenges traditional water treatment paradigms and necessitates innovative solutions.Electro-catalysis,especially utilizing copper-based catalysts,known for their efficiency,cost-effectiveness,and eco-friendliness,offer a promising avenue for the electro-catalytic reduction of nitrate to ammonia.In this review,we systematically consolidate current research on diverse copper-based catalysts,including pure Cu,Cu alloys,oxides,single-atom entities,and composites.Furthermore,we assess their catalytic performance,operational mechanisms,and future research directions to find effective,long-term solutions to water purification and ammonia synthesis.Electro-catalysis technology shows the potential in mitigating nitrate pollution and has strategic importance in sustainable environmental management.As to the application,challenges regarding complexity of the real water,the scale-up of the commerical catalysts,and the efficient collection of produced NH3 are still exist.Following reseraches of catalyst specially on long term stability and in situ mechanisms are proposed.
