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Selective catalytic oxidation of ammonia to nitric oxide via chemical looping

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  • Chongyan Ruan

    (Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    North Carolina State University)

  • Xijun Wang

    (North Carolina State University)

  • Chaojie Wang

    (Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Lirong Zheng

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Lin Li

    (Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Jian Lin

    (Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Xiaoyan Liu

    (Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Fanxing Li

    (North Carolina State University)

  • Xiaodong Wang

    (Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

Abstract

Selective oxidation of ammonia to nitric oxide over platinum-group metal alloy gauzes is the crucial step for nitric acid production, a century-old yet greenhouse gas and capital intensive process. Therefore, developing alternative ammonia oxidation technologies with low environmental impacts and reduced catalyst cost are of significant importance. Herein, we propose and demonstrate a chemical looping ammonia oxidation catalyst and process to replace the costly noble metal catalysts and to reduce greenhouse gas emission. The proposed process exhibit near complete NH3 conversion and exceptional NO selectivity with negligible N2O production, using nonprecious V2O5 redox catalyst at 650 oC. Operando spectroscopy techniques and density functional theory calculations point towards a modified, temporally separated Mars-van Krevelen mechanism featuring a reversible V5+/V4+ redox cycle. The V = O sites are suggested to be the catalytically active center leading to the formation of the oxidation products. Meanwhile, both V = O and doubly coordinated oxygen participate in the hydrogen transfer process. The outstanding performance originates from the low activation energies for the successive hydrogen abstraction, facile NO formation as well as the easy regeneration of V = O species. Our results highlight a transformational process in extending the chemical looping strategy to producing base chemicals in a sustainable and cost-effective manner.

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  • Chongyan Ruan & Xijun Wang & Chaojie Wang & Lirong Zheng & Lin Li & Jian Lin & Xiaoyan Liu & Fanxing Li & Xiaodong Wang, 2022. "Selective catalytic oxidation of ammonia to nitric oxide via chemical looping," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-12, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:13:y:2022:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-022-28370-0
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-28370-0
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    1. Yong Yin & Bingcheng Luo & Kezhi Li & Benjamin M. Moskowitz & Bar Mosevitzky Lis & Israel E. Wachs & Minghui Zhu & Ye Sun & Tianle Zhu & Xiang Li, 2024. "Plasma-assisted manipulation of vanadia nanoclusters for efficient selective catalytic reduction of NOx," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-12, December.

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