Catalyst-free, highly selective synthesis of ammonia from nitrogen and water by a plasma electrolytic system

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Ammonia as a Renewable Energy Transportation Media

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Overcoming ammonia synthesis scaling relations with plasma-enabled catalysis

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The electrolytic decomposition mechanism of ammonia to nitrogen at an IrO2 anode

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Techno‐economic assessment of nonfossil ammonia production

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The effect of air on solvated electron chemistry at a plasma/liquid interface

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Mechanism of N2 Reduction to NH3 by Aqueous Solvated Electrons

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A solar powered handheld plasma source for microbial decontamination applications

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Electrochemical ammonia synthesis via nitrate reduction on Fe single atom catalyst

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Plasma-driven catalysis: green ammonia synthesis with intermittent electricity

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Prospects and Challenges for Solar Fertilizers

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From the Birkeland–Eyde process towards energy-efficient plasma-based NOX synthesis: a techno-economic analysis

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