I. I. Kuznetsova, O. V. Polyakova, D. Yu. Kultin, O. K. Lebedeva, L. M. Kustov, “Electrodeposited copper catalysts for the sustainable electrochemical reduction of nitrate to ammonia”, Mendeleev Commun., 2026, Volume 36, Issue 3,Pages <nobr>273

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Electrodeposited copper catalysts for the sustainable electrochemical reduction of nitrate to ammonia

I. I. Kuznetsova^a, O. V. Polyakova^a, D. Yu. Kultin^a, O. K. Lebedeva^a, L. M. Kustov^ab

^a Department of Chemistry, M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119991 Moscow, Russian Federation
^b N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russian Federation

Abstract: The catalytic efficiency of electrodeposited copper catalysts in the electrochemical nitrate reduction reaction was investigated. The catalysts consisted of copper and graphite substrates with copper particles electrodeposited on the surface. The calculated Faradaic efficiency reached 29% at a potential of −1.6 V (vs. Ag/AgCl).

Keywords: synthesis of ammonia, nitrate reduction, electrocatalysis, sustainable chemistry, energy chemistry, Cu catalyst, deposited catalyst.

Received: 27.08.2025
Accepted: 17.11.2025

Language: English

DOI: 10.71267/mencom.7904

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