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Applied Catalysis B: Environmental:Interfacial engineering of CoMn2O4/NC induced electronic delocalization boosts electrocatalytic nitrogen oxyanions reduction to ammonia
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Electrocatalytic nitrate (NO3 ) reduction reaction (NO3 RR) is a promising avenue for wastewater treatment and value-added ammonia (NH3) generation. Herein, cobalt manganese spinel nanoparticles embedded in multichannel carbon fibers (CoMn2O4/NC) to obtain optimal NH3 Faradaic efficiency is 92.4% with a yield rate of 144.5 mmol h−1 g−1 at − 0.7 V versus reversible hydrogen electrode (vs. RHE). The interfacial between CoMn2O4 and NC induces the 3d orbital electrons of Co and Mn in less localized states, which promotes *NH3 desorption. Electrochemical in situ Raman spectra and online differential electrochemical mass spectrometry (DEMS) identified the intermediates and products. The theoretical calculation demonstrates that the existence of NC could reduce the free energy difference of the rate-determining step (RDS, 0.42 eV) of NO3 RR, suppressing hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) by enhancing the interaction of *H. Coupled benzyl alcohol oxidation reaction (BOR) with NO2 RR to obtain lower reduction voltage and high value-added anode products.