Nature Communications (Apr 2020)

Solid solution for catalytic ammonia synthesis from nitrogen and hydrogen gases at 50 °C

  • Masashi Hattori,
  • Shinya Iijima,
  • Takuya Nakao,
  • Hideo Hosono,
  • Michikazu Hara

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15868-8
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Ammonia synthesis via the Haber–Bosch process typically takes place at an elevated temperature in order to achieve a reasonable rate. Here the authors report on a CaFH solid solution with low activation energy for catalytic ammonia synthesis at lower temperatures.