We here on Earth live at the bottom of an ocean of nitrogen. Nearly 80% of every breath we take is nitrogen, and the element is a vital component of the building blocks of life. Nitrogen is critical ...

The revolutionary use of ammonia (NH3) * as a fertilizer has greatly benefited human food production. Recently, it has drawn attention again, as the use of green ammonia is considered a significant ...

Industrial production of ammonia, primarily for synthetic fertilizer — the fuel for last century’s Green Revolution — is one of the world’s largest chemical markets, but also one of the most energy ...

A team of researchers at Radboud University has discovered a promising new method to make ammonia—a key ingredient in ...

Scientists develop metal-organic framework composites that convert nitrogen to ammonia using renewable electricity, offering ...

Ammonia (NH3) is a colorless chemical compound comprised of nitrogen and hydrogen that is widely used in agriculture and in ...

Ammonia sits at the heart of modern agriculture and heavy industry, but the way the world makes it today is one of the most ...

Green ammonia is produced using renewable energy, green hydrogen, and nitrogen from the air, making it more environmentally friendly than brown ammonia. Several hard-to-abate industries, such as ...

Nanocatalysts, with their small size and high surface area-to-volume ratio, significantly enhance catalytic activity in industrial processes such as ammonia production. 1 By integrating nanocatalysts, ...

Ammonia is commonly used in fertilizer because it has the highest nitrogen content of commercial fertilizers, making it essential for crop production. However, two carbon dioxide molecules are made ...

Ammonia is crucial in many parts of the food industry, including food safety and the production of fertilisers. A new study looks at different ways to capture it. The chemical ammonia has many uses, a ...

Synthesizing ammonia, the key ingredient in fertilizer, is energy intensive and a significant contributor to greenhouse gas warming of the planet. Chemists designed and synthesized porous materials -- ...