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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Nanocatalysis with doped graphene enhances hydrogen evolution and nitrate reduction, paving the way for sustainable, ...