Nature Communications (Jul 2021)

Electrochemical synthesis of urea on MBenes

  • Xiaorong Zhu,
  • Xiaocheng Zhou,
  • Yu Jing,
  • Yafei Li

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24400-5
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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The conversion of N2 and CO2 into urea through electrochemical reactions under ambient conditions represents a novel green urea synthesis method. Here, the authors demonstrate that two-dimensional transition metal borides can serve as effective catalysts for electrochemical urea synthesis.