Ammonia synthesis underpins modern life but carries a high energy and carbon cost. Recent electrochemical alternatives focus on ambient, aqueous systems with little current prospect for application. Here, Kyriakou et al.¹ demonstrate a high-temperature and ambient pressure solid-state approach coupling methane steam reforming with ammonia synthesis to decrease energy usage.

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氨合成的电气化能否降低其碳足迹？

氨合成是现代生活的基础，但能源和碳成本较高。最近的电化学替代方法集中在环境，水性系统上，目前尚无应用前景。在这里，Kyriakou等。^图1证明了高温和环境压力固态方法将甲烷蒸汽重整与氨合成结合以减少能量使用。