In situ plasma-assisted atmospheric nitrogen fixation using water and spray-type jet plasma

Chem Commun (Camb). 2018 Mar 15;54(23):2886-2889. doi: 10.1039/c8cc00697k.

Abstract

In this study, a sustainable nitrogen fixation process was presented under atmospheric conditions and without introducing hydrogen or any catalyst. The novel in situ synthesis in this study used an advanced spray-type jet plasma, which significantly improved the fixation rate of nitrite, nitrate, and ammonium. Furthermore, the mechanism focusing on the co-synthesis of the abovementioned three nitrogen compounds was proposed based on the synergistic interactions between the gas-phase plasma and liquid surface dissociation.