公开(公告)号：US20230272541A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-31

申请号：US18006297

申请日：2021-07-30

Applicant: MONASH UNIVERSITY

Inventor： Douglas R. MACFARLANE ,  Alexandr Nikolaevich SIMONOV ,  Bryan Harry Rahmat SURYANTO ,  Karolina MATUSZEK ,  Pavel CHEREPANOV

IPC: C25B1/27 ,  C01C1/02 ,  C25B1/50 ,  C25B9/05 ,  C25B9/19 ,  C25B15/08 ,  C25B15/029

CPC classification number: C25B1/27 ,  C01C1/026 ,  C25B1/50 ,  C25B9/05 ,  C25B9/19 ,  C25B15/087 ,  C25B15/029

Abstract: The invention provides a method of continuous electrochemical dinitrogen reduction to produce ammonia, the method comprising: supplying dinitrogen to an electrochemical cell comprising an electrolyte in contact with at least a cathode; introducing protons to the electrolyte by anodic oxidation of a hydrogen-containing species; and cathodically reducing the dinitrogen in the presence of a metal selected from lithium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, zinc, aluminium and vanadium to produce ammonia, wherein the electrolyte comprises a cationic proton carrier capable of reversible deprotonation to form a neutral proton acceptor, wherein the neutral proton acceptor is an ylide.