Cheaper, Cleaner, Greener: Scientists Develop New Way To Produce Ammonia
Low temperature, regenerative method conserves energy and effectively generates common chemical. Among the many chemicals we use every day, ammonia is one of the worst…
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Zero Emissions of Carbon Dioxide! New Method Produces Ammonia-Based Clean Hydrogen
The KIER has achieved a historic milestone in Korea by successfully producing hydrogen of exceptional purity from ammonia, completely eliminating carbon dioxide emissions in the…
A Fundamental Shift in Our Understanding – Scientists Unravel a Global Nitrogen Mystery
A study led by the University of Oklahoma enhances scientific understanding of ammonia oxidation. Assistant Professor Wei Qin from the University of Oklahoma has led…
Unlocking Nature’s Secret: How Two Ferredoxins Fuel the Future of Fertilizers
Discovering essential electron carriers in nitrogenases opens new paths for eco-friendly chemical production, addressing a long-standing research bottleneck. Nitrogenases are considered promising candidates for the…
Transforming Fertilizer Production: True Mechanism of Ammonia Catalysis Revealed
For the first time, scientists from Stockholm University have studied the surfaces of iron and ruthenium catalysts during the formation of ammonia from nitrogen and…
Snapshots of Speedy Protons: SLAC’s Ultrafast “Electron Camera” Freezes Time
Proving the technique works puts scientists one step closer to unraveling the mysteries of hydrogen transfers. Scientists have caught fast-moving hydrogen atoms – the keys…
Harnessing Hydrogen in a Safe, Easy, and Affordable Way for a Decarbonized Future
Japanese scientists have discovered a compound, ethylammonium lead iodide, which can store and release ammonia safely and efficiently. This finding holds potential for ammonia’s role…
Just Add Water – Stanford Researchers Have Discovered a Simple and Eco-Friendly Way To Make Ammonia
Stanford researchers have found an environmentally friendly method of producing ammonia using small droplets of water and nitrogen sourced from the air. Ammonia (NH3) serves…
A Giant Leap Towards a Greener Future: Breakthrough in Sustainable Ammonia and Fertilizer Production
New MOFs use less energy to separate ammonia from chemical reactants in Haber-Bosch process. Industrial production of ammonia, primarily for synthetic fertilizer — the fuel…
A Boron-Radical Approach: Mild Ammonia Synthesis From Nitrogen
Using boron radicals to convert nitrogen to ammonia in solution. Ammonia is obtained industrially using the Haber–Bosch process, which requires a lot of energy and…
New Durable and Inexpensive Catalyst Reduces Carbon Footprint
A cheap and chemically durable catalyst to synthesize ammonia. The Haber-Bosch process, which is often used to synthesize ammonia (NH3)—the foundation for synthetic nitrogen fertilizers—by…
Replacing Carbon Fuel With Nitrogen: Chemists Discover New Way To Harness Energy From Ammonia
A research team at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has identified a new way to convert ammonia to nitrogen gas through a process that could be…
Mushballs – Giant, Slushy Hailstones – Stash Away Missing Ammonia at Uranus and Neptune
Mushballs – giant, slushy hailstones made from a mixture of ammonia and water – may be responsible for an atmospheric anomaly at Neptune and Uranus…
Researchers Are Toilet-Training Cows – Here’s Why
On a farm where cows freely relieve themselves as they graze, the accumulation and spread of waste often contaminates local soil and waterways. This can…
Astronomers Reveal High Concentrations of Ammonia on Charon
Astronomers have discovered a striking contrast between one of the fresh craters on Pluto’s largest moon Charon and a neighboring crater dotting the moon’s Pluto-facing…
Graphite Foam Could Harness Energy from Temperature Gradient in Oceans
Researchers at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) think that they could use graphite foam to harness energy from the temperature gradient in tropical waters,…