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Chem Commun (Camb)
; 60(42): 5554-5557, 2024 May 21.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38712366
RESUMO
Zirconia as a polycrystalline catalyst can be effectively tuned by doping low-valence elements and meanwhile form abundant oxygen vacancies. Herein, the crystalline structures of zirconia are modulated by scandium doping and proposed as a robust catalyst for nitrate reduction to ammonia. The tetragonal zirconia achieves a maximum ammonia yield of 16.03 mg h-1 mgcat.-1, superior to the other crystal forms. DEMS tests unveil the reaction pathway and theoretical calculations reveal the low free energy of -0.22 eV for nitrate adsorption at the tetragonal zirconia.