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Chemistry

Eco-friendly reactor mimics lightning to produce ammonia from air and water

A plasma electrochemical reactor developed by Chris Li’s team can convert nitrogen in the air into ammonia without producing carbon dioxide emissions. Credit: Douglas Levere/University at Buffalo There’s a good chance you owe your existence to the Haber-Bosch process. This industrial chemical reaction between hydrogen and nitrogen produces ammonia, a key ingredient in the synthetic fertilizers that provide much of…