UTokyo researchers dramatically clean up ammonia production and cut costs Ammonia – a colorless gas essential for things like fertilizer – can be made by a new process which is f... Read more
Our society is in need of ammonia more than ever. Chemical fertilizers, plastic, fibers, pharmaceuticals, refrigerants in heat pumps, and even explosives all use ammonia as raw material. Mor... Read more
Nearly a century ago, German chemist Fritz Haber won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for a process to generate ammonia from hydrogen and nitrogen gases. The process, still in use today, ushered... Read more
Method could lead to more environmentally friendly fertilizer production Northwestern University scientists are the first to develop a catalyst that can perform a remarkable feat found only... Read more
Research by Indiana University environmental scientists shows that air-pollution-removal technology used in “self-cleaning” paints and building surfaces may actually cause more p... Read more
Though it may not sound very glamorous, a new method of extracting ammonium from liquid animal manure could be exciting news for both confined animal operations and environmental groups, acc... Read more
Image via Wikipedia Our ability to pull nitrogen from the air fed a growing human population. Can 21st century biotechnology refine the process while reducing environmental impact? In 1968 t... Read more