ARROYO CAIRE, JAVIER, DIAZ PEREZ, MANUEL ANTONIO, LARA ANGULO, MAYRA ANABEL, SERRANO RUIZ, JUAN CARLOS
No
Nanomaterials
Review
Científica
4.4
0.798
08/11/2023
001115372300001
2-s2.0-85178368157
The growing interest in green ammonia production has spurred the development of new catalysts with the potential to carry out the Haber–Bosch process under mild pressure and temperature conditions. While there is a wide experimental background on new catalysts involving transition metals, supports and additives, the fundamentals behind ammonia synthesis performance on these catalysts remained partially unsolved. Here, we review the most important works developed to date and analyze the traditional catalysts for ammonia synthesis, as well as the influence of the electron transfer properties of the so-called 3rd-generation catalysts. Finally, the importance of metal–support interactions is highlighted as an effective pathway for the design of new materials with potential to carry out ammonia synthesis at low temperatures and pressures. © 2023 by the authors.
3rd-generation catalysts; electron transfer; green ammonia; mild conditions