Energy & Environmental Science · 2025
Ammonia synthesis
A roadmap for ammonia synthesis via electrocatalytic reduction of nitric oxide
DOI: 10.1039/D5EE03443D
Roadmap and citationAcademic · UNSW Sydney
Dr Ali R. Jalili
Materials discovery, plasma chemistry and electrochemistry for electrified chemical manufacturing.
ARC Future FellowSenior Lecturer, UNSWFounder, PlasmaTech Lab
Ali founded the PlasmaTech Lab at UNSW Sydney and pioneered hybrid plasma–electrocatalytic approaches to sustainable ammonia production. His work connects materials and catalyst discovery with reaction chemistry, reactor development and practical deployment.
5Licensed & commercialised patent families
2ARC fellowships
2Published research roadmaps
Research direction
Roadmaps for
electrified chemistry.
Led two 2025 perspectives setting out research priorities for sustainable ammonia and urea production.
Advanced Materials · 2025
Plasma-enabled urea
A Roadmap for Plasma-Enabled Electrocatalysis in Urea Production
DOI: 10.1002/adma.202509784
Roadmap and citationElectrified nitrogen chemistry
Hydrogen, ammonia and urea research, alongside plasma and electrochemical routes to sustainable fertilisers.
Materials and catalyst platforms
Nanomaterials and high-entropy catalysts for sustainable chemical manufacturing.
Functional materials and architectures
Two-dimensional materials, liquid-crystalline assembly and 3D fabrication for energy and bioelectronics.
Selected publications
Nitrogen circular economy
Plasma-assisted nitrogen circularity
Green Chemistry · 2026
Study and citation
Materials discovery
Liquid-state high-entropy catalysts
Small · 2025
Study and citation
Nitrate electrocatalysis
Bismuth nanocatalysts for ammonia
Advanced Energy Materials · 2024
Study and citation
Plasma reactor engineering
Nanosecond plasma–electrocatalysis
Applied Catalysis B: Environmental · 2024
Study and citation
Electrified ammonia synthesis
Hybrid plasma–electrocatalysis
Energy & Environmental Science · 2021
Study and citation
Nitrogen electrocatalysis
Phase-engineered nitrogen electrocatalysts
ACS Energy Letters · 2019
Study and citation
Urea electrocatalysis
Catalysts for low-concentration urea oxidation
Chemical Engineering Journal · 2024
Study and citation
Plasma catalysis
Understanding plasma-catalytic nitrogen fixation
Chemical Engineering Journal · 2023
Study and citation
Bioelectronic materials
Graphene neural microelectrodes
Advanced Materials · 2019
Study and citation
Solution processing
Graphene rheology for fabrication
Materials Horizons · 2014
Study and citation
Wearable energy storage
Graphene yarns for energy textiles
ACS Nano · 2014
Study and citation
Fibre manufacturing
Scalable graphene fibre spinning
Advanced Functional Materials · 2013
Study and citation
Self-assembled architectures
Graphene liquid crystals in organic solvents
ACS Nano · 2013
Study and citation
Two-dimensional materials
Controlling graphene liquid-crystal processing
Materials Horizons · 2014
Study and citation
Ordered materials fabrication
Liquid-crystal-guided 3D printing
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · 2021
Study and citation
Graphene purity and performance
Silicon impurities in graphene
Nature Communications · 2018
Study and citation
Mechanics of 2D materials
Superflexibility of graphene oxide
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2016
Study and citation
Processable 2D materials
MoS₂ liquid crystals and fibres
Nanoscale · 2016
Study and citationAli Jalili’s research
Materials discovery
and process assessment.
AI-based materials discovery
Computational screening, synthesis and high-throughput testing guide discovery and mechanistic redesign.
Techno-economic analysis
Linking catalyst and process performance to production costs and scalable manufacturing.
Life-cycle assessment
Assessing resource use and environmental impacts to guide materials and process choices.
Research environment · UNSW Sydney
Plasma Technology Lab.
