Catalytic Air-gap Electrochemistry - a New Way to Fix Nitrogen. Synthetic nitrogen fixation markets have a global value of AUD 400 B/yr and focus predominantly on fertilisers. This project combines ca

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Catalytic Air-gap Electrochemistry - a New Way to Fix Nitrogen. Synthetic nitrogen fixation markets have a global value of AUD 400 B/yr and focus predominantly on fertilisers. This project combines catalysis with air-gap electrochemistry [AGE] to pioneer electrified solutions that enable nitrogen fixation directly from air and water. It targets distributed production methods, at ambient conditions, of nitrogenous chemicals in a significantly more sustainable manner, compared to those generated by the industrial Haber-Bosch process. The research will pioneer the fundamental science required to enable catalytic AGE to deliver these nitrogenous compounds efficiently and effectively, to benefit Australia’s agricultural productivity and sustainable chemical production towards a net-zero economy.. Scheme: Discovery Projects. Field: 3406 - Physical Chemistry. Lead: Prof Dr Thomas Maschmeyer