Boron carbide promotes the ammonia production by electrocatalytic nitrogen fixation with Psendomonas Stutzeri A1501
DONG Guo-wen1,2, CHEN Piao1, REN Guo-ping1, WANG Chao1, JIN Shu-guang3, YE Jie1, ZHOU Shun-gui1
1. Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil Environmental Health and Regulation, College of Resources and Environment, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; 2. College of Resources and Chemical Engineering, Sanming University, Sanming 365004, China; 3. Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
Abstract：Pseudomonas stutzeri (P. stutzeri) A1501was used as a model nitrogen-fixing strain and boron carbide (B4C) was selected as a typical electron transfer carrier to construct an electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction system. The effect of B4C addition on the ammonia production under different conditions was explored. The results showed that B4C significantly enhanced the ammonia production of the electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction system mediated by P. stutzeri A1501. With the dosage of 0.4g/L, the addition of B4C (B4C900) prepared at 900℃ calcination temperature improved the ammonia yield by 117%. This was because the abundant activation sites on the surface of B4C900 promote N2 adsorption and activation. In addition, the electrochemical and spectroscopic spectrograms showed that the addition of B4C900 not only triggered P. stutzeri A1501 to secrete more redox active substances, but also drove the construction of highly active cathode biofilms, thereby enhancing the long-distance transfer and utilization of electrode electrons.
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