Photolytic N2 Splitting: A Road to Sustainable NH3 Production?†
Christophe Rebreyend
Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS), University of Amsterdam (The Netherlands)
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Prof. Dr. Bas de Bruin
Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS), University of Amsterdam (The Netherlands)
Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS), University of Amsterdam (The Netherlands)Search for more papers by this authorChristophe Rebreyend
Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS), University of Amsterdam (The Netherlands)
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Prof. Dr. Bas de Bruin
Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS), University of Amsterdam (The Netherlands)
Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS), University of Amsterdam (The Netherlands)Search for more papers by this authorFinancial support from NWO-CW (VICI grant 016.122.613).
Graphical Abstract
The split up: Recent advances in photochemical dinitrogen splitting have been achieved. Demonstration of the reversibility of the N2 splitting and ammonia formation from a nitride has advanced the field of N2 fixation using a synthetic homogeneous system.
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