Making Green Ammonia from Waste Nitrate via Electrocatalysis

As the global demand for ammonia continues to grow, driven by its critical role in agriculture, chemical manufacturing, and potential as a clean energy carrier, sustainable production methods are urgently needed. Ammonia production today contributes significantly to CO? emissions, mainly due to the energy-intensive, fossil-fuel-dependent Haber-Bosch process. In this seminar, Feng-Yang will explore an emerging approach to green ammonia synthesis using electrocatalysis to convert waste nitrate??"a common contaminant in wastewater??"into valuable ammonia. This method offers the dual benefit of recycling nitrate from wastewater while reducing the carbon emission from traditional ammonia production. Join our discussion to explore advancements in catalyst design and reactor engineering that make this sustainable solution increasingly viable.

Speaker: Feng-Yang Chen, Stanford University