Dietary shifts towards eating more meat causes 75,000 premature deaths a year in China through air pollution, a study shows.
Environment
Dec 16, 2021
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A new NASA-led study is the first to document changing atmospheric ammonia (NH3) concentrations in Africa over an extended period. Ammonia is an air pollutant which can lead to heart and lung related illness. When present ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 17, 2021
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Engineers at Norwegian startup N2 Applied have announced on their website that they have developed technology that can reduce the amount of ammonia and methane in livestock slurry. They also note that the process also captures ...
In a world-first, Monash University scientists have developed a new, environmentally friendly process that could drive the future production of green ammonia.
Materials Science
Jun 10, 2021
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Ammonia is the second most commonly produced chemical in the world and an important component of most fertilizers, but current industrial processes to make ammonia produce several millions of tons of carbon dioxide-a potent ...
Materials Science
Dec 1, 2020
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A new marginal abatement cost curve (MACC) for ammonia emissions has been published by Teagasc. The publication is titled "An Analysis of the Cost of the Abatement of Ammonia Emissions in Irish Agriculture to 2030," and outlines ...
Environment
Sep 24, 2020
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Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) have developed an improved catalyst by taking the common dehydrating agent calcium hydride and adding fluoride to it. The catalyst facilitates the synthesis of ammonia ...
Materials Science
Apr 24, 2020
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Livestock production and nitrogen fertilizer used in croplands emit lots of ammonia, which is the most abundant alkaline gas in ambient air. In recent years, Chinese scientists have suggested reducing ammonia emissions as ...
Environment
Mar 23, 2020
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Policies to improve air quality in the UK over the past 40 years have led to significant reductions in pollution and associated mortality rates, a new study has found.
Environment
Jun 26, 2019
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A Chinese research team has developed a "milder" way to synthesize ammonia by requiring lower temperature and pressure than the current method. The process offers great promise for saving energy and reducing carbon dioxide ...
Materials Science
Oct 30, 2018
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