As an important nitrogen-containing chemical, ammonia plays a vital role in the production of fertilizers, explosives and fine chemicals. At present, ammonia has been mainly manufactured from H2 and N2 under high temperature ...
Materials Science
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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 produce ammonia at room temperature ...
Materials Science
Aug 19, 2021
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In the past decades, intensive human agricultural activities have caused a significant increase in ammonia (NH3) emissions to the atmosphere, which have led to serious environmental and public health problems.
Earth Sciences
Aug 13, 2021
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A research team led by Professor Guntae Kim in the School of Energy and Chemical Engineering at UNIST has announced a breakthrough in technology that efficiently converts liquid ammonia into hydrogen. Their findings have ...
Materials Science
Aug 12, 2021
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The stink of ammonia in urine, sweat, and rotting meat repels humans, but many insects find ammonia alluring. Now, UConn researchers have figured out how the annoying insects smell it, a discovery that could lead to better ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 23, 2021
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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 (NH3) is mass-produced for use in the agricultural, pharmaceutical, and sustainable energy sectors. However, its conventional synthesis methods are environmentally unfriendly, so we need alternatives! Recently, Scientists ...
Analytical Chemistry
Apr 13, 2021
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For the implementation of an effective hydrogen economy in the forthcoming years, hydrogen produced from sources like coal and petroleum must be transported from its production sites to the end user, often over long distances ...
Materials Science
Apr 6, 2021
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Uranus and Neptune both have a completely skewed magnetic field, perhaps due to the planets' special inner structures. But new experiments by ETH Zurich researchers now show that the mystery remains unsolved.
Astronomy
Mar 31, 2021
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Spacewalking astronauts had to take extra safety precautions Saturday after possibly getting toxic ammonia on their suits from the International Space Station's external cooling system.
Space Exploration
Mar 13, 2021
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