Advances in Catalysts for Urea Electrosynthesis Utilizing CO2 and Nitrogenous Materials: A Mechanistic Perspective

Mengfei Zhang; Tianjian Feng; Xuanming Che; Yuhan Wang; Pengxian Wang; Mao Chai; Menglei Yuan

doi:10.3390/ma17092142

Advances in Catalysts for Urea Electrosynthesis Utilizing CO₂ and Nitrogenous Materials: A Mechanistic Perspective

Mengfei Zhang, Tianjian Feng, Xuanming Che, Yuhan Wang, Pengxian Wang, Mao Chai, Menglei Yuan

School of Materials Sience and Engineering

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Electrocatalytic urea synthesis from CO₂ and nitrogenous substances represents an essential advance for the chemical industry, enabling the efficient utilization of resources and promoting sustainable development. However, the development of electrocatalytic urea synthesis has been severely limited by weak chemisorption, poor activation and difficulties in C–N coupling reactions. In this review, catalysts and corresponding reaction mechanisms in the emerging fields of bimetallic catalysts, MXenes, frustrated Lewis acid–base pairs and heterostructures are summarized in terms of the two central mechanisms of molecule–catalyst interactions as well as chemical bond cleavage and directional coupling, which provide new perspectives for improving the efficiency of electrocatalytic synthesis of urea. This review provides valuable insights to elucidate potential electrocatalytic mechanisms.

Original language	English
Article number	2142
Journal	Materials
Volume	17
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17092142
State	Published - May 2024

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catalyst design
electrocatalytic
microscopic mechanisms
urea electrocatalysis

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