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Recently, photochemical synthesis via nitrogen reduction has gained considerable attention as a sustainable method for the production of ammonia. The performance of the photoreduction of nitrogen lies in the developments of the photocatalysts and photoelectrocatalysts. Therefore, it is essential to understand the fundamentals of nitrogen reduction processes along with apprehending the challenges that limit the progress of catalysts.In this thesis, a basic understanding of photoreduction of nitrogen is highlighted, emphasizing on the challenges and effective methods to control defects, structures, and morphologies of materials for the catalyst development. Iron-doped graphitic carbon nitride (Fe-g-C3N4) catalyst was chosen for photocatalytic and photo-electrocatalytic systems with the reported ammonia production rate of 9.42 x10-6 mol h-1gcat-1 and 2.90 x10-7 mol h-1 cm-2 for photocatalytic and photo-electrocatalytic systems, respectively. The focus of this study is to set up the system and introduce the fundamentals of the system for future study.","**To request an accessible version of the file(s) associated with this item, contact library@buffalo.edu. Please include the item's persistent URL [http://hdl.handle.net/. . .] in your request.**"]},{"key":"dc:format","label":"Dc Format","values":["application/pdf"]},{"key":"dc:title","label":"Title","values":["Photocatalysis and Photo-Electrocatalysis Methods of Nitrogen Reduction for Sustainable Ammonia Synthesis"]}]}],"canonical_facts":{"dc:contributor":["Wu, Gang","Chemical and Biological Engineering"],"dc:creator":["Ithisuphalap, Kemakorn"],"dc:date":["2019-07-30T15:11:04Z","2019","2019-05-11 14:14:32"],"dc:description":["M.S.","Ammonia (NH3) is one of the essential chemicals as a fertilizer and as a starting reagent for various chemicals with a production expectation of 200 million tonnes for 2018. 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Iron-doped graphitic carbon nitride (Fe-g-C3N4) catalyst was chosen for photocatalytic and photo-electrocatalytic systems with the reported ammonia production rate of 9.42 x10-6 mol h-1gcat-1 and 2.90 x10-7 mol h-1 cm-2 for photocatalytic and photo-electrocatalytic systems, respectively. The focus of this study is to set up the system and introduce the fundamentals of the system for future study.","**To request an accessible version of the file(s) associated with this item, contact library@buffalo.edu. Please include the item's persistent URL [http://hdl.handle.net/. . .] in your request.**"],"dc:format":["application/pdf"],"dc:identifier":["http://hdl.handle.net/10477/79916"],"dc:language":["eng"],"dc:publisher":["State University of New York at Buffalo"],"dc:rights":["Users of works found in University at Buffalo Institutional Repository (UBIR) are responsible for identifying and contacting the copyright owner for permission to reuse. 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