All ammonia articles
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NewsControversial phosphine findings on Venus corroborated
Unpublished data reveals that phosphine – a potential marker of life – is likely present although could be a result of unknown chemistry
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ResearchElectrocatalyst-in-a-box recycles nitrogen species to produce ammonia from wastewater
Electrochemical catalytic system can handle real wastewater
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NewsPioneering ammonia-powered ship shows off a greener future for shipping at Cop28
Greener shipping on the horizon but regulations mean no port will take ships powered by ammonia yet
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ResearchLasers and lithium team up for ammonia production at ambient conditions
A pioneering method uses lasers and lithium salts to fix nitrogen with record-breaking yields
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BusinessUS ammonia tanker spill kills five
Seven others hospitalised after traffic incident released 15,000 litres of anhydrous ammonia
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ResearchCore–shell nanomaterial enhances electrochemical ammonia synthesis
System combines two materials to balance activity and selectivity when reducing nitrogen to ammonia
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ResearchSingle-celled marine organism first to be found releasing oxygen in the dark
Discovery of new biological pathway in widespread archaea could transform understanding of oceans’ fertility
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ResearchDearomatisation, but without nasty reagents
New Birch reduction protocol creates solvated electrons without the dangerous combination of liquid ammonia and alkali metal
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FeatureHow ammonia could decarbonise shipping
Andy Extance discovers why the compound best known as a fertiliser is a surprising candidate to power enormous container ships
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ResearchMechanochemistry makes ammonia under mild conditions
Ball-milling process could reduce energy consumption associated with key fertiliser feedstock
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ResearchRecord amounts of ammonia produced from nitrogen and water
Greener ammonia synthesis proceeds at room temperature and pressure using hydrogen from water splitting
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NewsExplainer: Why is mixing cleaning chemicals such a bad idea?
Accidents involving cleaning products have been on the rise this year, most likely due to the Covid-19 pandemic
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FeatureChlorine, nitrogen and the legacies of Fritz Haber
His ammonia process fed the world – but he also pioneered chemical weapons
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ResearchStrange bonds entirely new to chemists predicted in ammonia hydrides
High pressure compound containing bridging hydrogen cations might be found inside Neptune and Uranus
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NewsAnhydrous ammonia leak in the US hospitalises 38
Two people remain in hospital in a serious condition after the material leaked from an agricultural transport outside of Chicago
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ResearchCutting ammonia pollution may lead to more acid rain in China
Any effort to target ammonia should aim to reduce sulfur dioxide pollution at the same time
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PodcastNitrogenase
The mysterious enzyme that can beat the world’s biggest chemical process when it comes to breaking the dinitrogen triple bond
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ResearchLightning-inspired method makes ammonia with no catalyst
Plasma-enabled electrolysis produces the vital gas in high purity – but also consumes much more energy than current methods
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ResearchCatalytic fix for nitrogen fixation
Single-atom ruthenium catalyst doubles efficiency of electrochemical reduction of nitrogen to ammonia
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ResearchNanospike electrodes offer cheap, clean route to ammonia
Nitrogen-doped carbon catalyst improves efficiency of nitrogen reduction process