In the March issue of Nature Synthesis, chemistry professor Paul Chirik’s lab published a groundbreaking paper reporting photocatalytic, room-temperature synthesis of ammonia. The work, he told The ...

Imagine the world’s most essential chemical could be made anywhere, from a bit more than air and electricity. In a Sydney laboratory, a two-stage process of plasma activation and membrane-based ...

A reactor that uses steel balls to smash together nitrogen, hydrogen, and an iron catalyst can produce a continuous stream of ammonia, even at room temperature and atmospheric pressure. The discovery ...

Nitrogen-based fertilizers are essential for modern agriculture, and compounds like ammonia and urea are also widely used in ...

Neutron scattering unveiled new insights into the performance of a novel metal catalyst used to convert nitrogen into ammonia. Scientists use neutron scattering to learn about materials based on how ...

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 ...

Copernic Catalysts, Inc. (Copernic) today announced that, in collaboration with Schrödinger, Inc. (Nasdaq: SDGR), the companies have surpassed the final technical milestone for their jointly-developed ...

Strong electron donation from aluminum hydride to iron surface facilitates decomposition nitrogen molecules, followed by ammonia synthesis, even at 50°C. Credit: Institute of Science Tokyo No catalyst ...

Scientists have developed a new technique using phosphonium salts that can help drive the future production of green ammonia. This process could reduce the impact of ammonia production on global ...