Issue 2, 2021

Progress and challenges in photocatalytic ammonia synthesis

Abstract

Photocatalytic ammonia (NH3) synthesis from N2 and water driven by solar energy is a sustainable and environmentally friendly technology, which has gained considerable attention in recent years. In this review, the recent development in the fundamental understanding of photocatalytic NH3 synthesis and the methods of precise NH3 detection are summarized. More importantly the strategy for surface engineering and interface engineering of photocatalysts toward photocatalytic NH3 production has been thoroughly analyzed with the aim to stimulate critical thinking about the effective methodology for catalyst modification instead of exploring new materials. At the end the challenges and a few concerns are raised from the current reports and future perspectives in this research field are discussed targeting to clarify the reliability and reproducibility of the photochemical process and to direct the future research direction, such as flow reactor design and in-depth understanding of the underlying reaction pathway.

Graphical abstract: Progress and challenges in photocatalytic ammonia synthesis

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
10 aug 2020
Accepted
01 nov 2020
First published
03 nov 2020
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Mater. Adv., 2021,2, 564-581

Progress and challenges in photocatalytic ammonia synthesis

Q. Han, H. Jiao, L. Xiong and J. Tang, Mater. Adv., 2021, 2, 564 DOI: 10.1039/D0MA00590H

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