To find the right mix of metals for their green ammonia catalyst, scientists turned to AI. The result was a breakthrough that makes their technique of producing ammonia from air and water more ...

Among the many chemicals we use every day, ammonia is one of the worst for the atmosphere. The nitrogen-based chemical used in fertilizer, dyes, explosives and many other products ranks second only to ...

The Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM), an institution under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Science and ICT, has developed an innovative process that uses renewable energy to ...

Ammonia is an important chemical that is primarily used as fertilizer in agriculture. In a simple plasma reactor with water and nitrogen gas as the feed, the synthesis of ammonia was observed to have ...

This process largely follows an optimal chemical route known as the "NHO pathway." The catalyst significantly lowers the energy required for these key steps where hydrogen is added, making the ...

Ammonia production via the Haber-Bosch process is the chemical industry’s greatest source of greenhouse gas emissions and accounts for 2% of global energy consumption. Now, a Boston-based start-up ...

Faraday Earth—a startup using AI-optimized plasma to make green ammonia—claims its system could reach a levelized cost of around $500 per ton ...

Ammonia rarely makes headlines, but much of modern life depends on it. The compound of nitrogen and hydrogen is the key ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ammonia—a colorless gas essential for things like fertilizer—can be made by a new process which is far cleaner, easier and cheaper than the current leading method. UTokyo researchers use readily ...

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 ...