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Photocatalytic nitrogen reduction using visible light
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Oxygen Reduction ReactionChemical EngineeringGaseous ReductionVisible LightEngineeringPhotochemistryMolecular NitrogenInorganic PhotochemistryAqueous SuspensionPhotocatalysisCatalysisAmmoniaChemistryPhotoelectrocatalysisCatalytic ProcessPhotoelectrochemistryHydrous Ferric Oxide
An aqueous suspension of hydrous ferric oxide photocatalyses reduction of molecular nitrogen to ammonia with oxidation of water; the catalytic activity of this material is attributed to the strongly negative flat band potential and chemisorption of N2.