Heterogeneous Fe3 single-cluster catalyst for ammonia synthesis via an associative mechanism

The current industrial ammonia synthesis relies on the Haber-Bosch process that is limited by the Brønsted–Evans–Polanyi relation. Here, the authors propose a new strategy that an anchored Fe3 on θ-Al2O3(010) surface serves as a heterogeneous single cluster catalyst for ammonia synthesis from first-...

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Main Authors: Jin-Cheng Liu, Xue-Lu Ma, Yong Li, Yang-Gang Wang, Hai Xiao, Jun Li
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2018
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/d1d7475fdcac4f8aae74d934a892b071
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Summary:The current industrial ammonia synthesis relies on the Haber-Bosch process that is limited by the Brønsted–Evans–Polanyi relation. Here, the authors propose a new strategy that an anchored Fe3 on θ-Al2O3(010) surface serves as a heterogeneous single cluster catalyst for ammonia synthesis from first-principles calculations and microkinetic analysis.