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Review of carbon-based catalysts for electrochemical nitrate reduction and green ammonia synthesis

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Highly selective nitrate reduction to ammonia on CoO/Cu foam via constructing interfacial electric field to tune adsorption of reactants

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Advances in ammonia electrosynthesis from ambient nitrate/nitrite reduction

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Ultrathin manganese oxides enhance the electrocatalytic properties of 3D printed carbon catalysts for electrochemical nitrate reduction to ammonia

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Efficient electrocatalytic nitrate reduction using 3D copper foam-supported Co hexagonal nanoparticles in a membrane electrode assembly

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CuOx/CoOx tandem catalyst for effectively reducing nitrate to ammonia

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Synthesis of carbon-based catalysts with stability using Cu-BTC as precursor for electrocatalytic nitrate reduction

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Fe3C nanoparticles decorated 3D nitrogen-doped carbon foam as a highly efficient electrocatalyst for nitrate reduction to ammonia

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One-step electrodeposition of silver nanoparticles on multi-walled carbon nanotubes to fabricate an Ag-NPs@MWNTC&CPE sensor for the detection of the toxic antibiotic ronidazole in doped chicken liver and muscle

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Unveiling selective nitrate reduction to ammonia with Co3O4 nanosheets/TiO2 nanobelt heterostructure catalyst

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CoO (1 1 1) nanowire arrays for High-efficiency electrochemical nitrate reduction to ammonia

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Nickel-cobalt alloy nanosheet-decorated three-dimensional titanium dioxide nanobelts electrodeposited on titanium meshes for boosting selective nitrate electroreduction to ammonia

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Recent Advances in Electrocatalysts Toward Nitrate Reduction Reaction for Ammonia Synthesis

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Deficient Tin oxide nanofibers with regulated valence for efficient nitrate reduction to ammonia

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High Ammonia Yield Rate from Dilute Nitrate Solutions Using a Cu(100)-Rich Foil: A Step Closer to Large-Scale Production

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Selective Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Ammonia by Ru-dpp Complexes Containing Aromatic Nitrogen Donor as Axial Ligand

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3D integrated non-noble metal oxides nano arrays for enhanced nitrate electroreduction to ammonia

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Grave-to-cradle upcycling of harmful algal biomass into atomically dispersed iron catalyst for efficient ammonia electrosynthesis from nitrate

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Promoting Active Hydrogen Supply and Nitrate Adsorption by Disordering Tetrahedral‐Octahedral Structure of CuAl2O4‐δ for Efficient Nitrate Reduction

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Efficient electrocatalytic reduction of nitrate to ammonia at low concentration by copper-cobalt oxide nanowires with shell–core structure

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Direct electron transfer from electron-reservoir sandwich-type polyoxometalate to Co2Ni2-cluster via water-assisted proton channels and tandem effects for efficient nitrate-to-ammonia electrocatalysis

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