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Concurrent Ammonia Synthesis and Alcohol Oxidation Boosted by Glutathione-Capped Quantum Dots under Visible Light.
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Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) [Adv Mater] 2024 Jun; Vol. 36 (24), pp. e2311982. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Mar 26. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Mother nature accomplishes efficient ammonia synthesis via cascade N <subscript>2</subscript> oxidation by lightning strikes followed with enzyme-catalyzed nitrogen oxyanion (NO <subscript>x</subscript> <superscript>-</superscript> , x = 2,3) reduction. The protein environment of enzymatic centers for NO <subscript>x</subscript> <superscript>-</superscript> -to-NH <subscript>4</subscript> <superscript>+</superscript> process greatly inspires the design of glutathione-capped (GSH) quantum dots (QDs) for ammonia synthesis under visible light (440 nm) in tandem with plasma-enabled N <subscript>2</subscript> oxidation. Mechanistic studies reveal that GSH induces positive shift of surface charge to strengthen the interaction between NO <subscript>x</subscript> <superscript>-</superscript> and QDs. Upon visible light irradiation of QDs, the balanced and rapid hole and electron transfer furnish GS·radicals for 2e <superscript>-</superscript> /2H <superscript>+</superscript> alcohol oxidation and H·for 8e <superscript>-</superscript> /10H <superscript>+</superscript> NO <subscript>3</subscript> <superscript>-</superscript> -to-NH <subscript>4</subscript> <superscript>+</superscript> reduction simultaneously. For the first time, mmol-scale ammonia synthesis is realized with apparent quantum yields of 5.45% ± 0.64%, and gram-scale synthesis of value-added acetophenone and NH <subscript>4</subscript> Cl proceeds with 1:4 stoichiometry and stability, demonstrating promising multielectron and multiproton ammonia synthesis efficiency and sustainability with nature-inspired artificial photocatalysts.<br /> (© 2024 Wiley‐VCH GmbH.)
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1521-4095
- Volume :
- 36
- Issue :
- 24
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 38499978
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202311982