Electrochemical Synthesis of Ammonia via Nitrogen Reduction and Oxygen Evolution Reactions—A Comprehensive Review on Electrolyte-Supported Cells

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

The paper entitled Electrochemical Synthesis of ammonia utilizing NRR and OER – A Comprehensive Review on Electrolyte-Supported Cells was carefully reviewed; here are my comments:

 1)      This topic still requires more research, and it is not possible to review a small number of papers. Researchers can use part of this review as an introduction to a scientific paper and research that adds something new to the field

2)      I do not find this topic of interest to readers due to the lack of papers. It is possible to refer to these papers directly and take the details accurately. Therefore, there is no need at present to write a review on this topic.

3)      Acknowledgment

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English is Ok

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Reviewer 2 Report

The manuscript entitled “Electrochemical synthesis of ammonia utilizing NRR and OER – A Comprehensive Review on Electrolyte-Supported Cells” has been submitted by authors. Some issues to be addressed which will improve the quality of manuscript. Therefore, I recommend this work could be published after the minor revision

1)      The author should write down the novelty of this review in abstract.

2)      In Introduction part, need to add new paragraph with comparative result of recent study.

3)      Author need to add one schematic diagram that cover the main theme of review.

4)      There are some mistakes, so the language of the manuscript needs to be revised.

5)      The author needs to highlight list of electrolytes for NRR and OER study.

6)      All the references mentioned in the paper should be cited in the text or vice-versa.

7)  I would like to ask the author to please check the statement on page 3 regarding electron and proton transfer.

moderate English editing is required 

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Reviewer 3 Report

Electrochemical synthesis of ammonia is considered to be a very hot field. In this article, the authors overviewed the development of the production of ammonia, which involves the nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER). The authors summarized the effective methods to perform NRR and OER. The review wraps up by steering into the prospects of the NRR and OER, which is timely and necessary for future researchers. I recommend it to be published after minor revisions.

1.      Some grammatical and typo errors should be checked thoroughly.

2.      The prime importance of this topic can be highlighted in detail.  

3. Some recent literature can be cited. (10.1002/advs.202206478; 10.1007/s43207-021-00142-4; 10.1039/D3TA04559E; 10.3389/fchem.2023.1122150)

Moderate editing of English language required

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Round 2

Reviewer 1 Report

The manuscript now expresses scientific opinion well and can be accepted.