ammonia

Green Oxamide vs Green Ammonia: The Chemistry Behind a Smarter Fertilizer

China’s latest move in green fertilizer chemistry hasn’t made headlines, but it represents a quietly significant development. A new facility in Xinjiang will soon be producing half a million tonnes of oxamide fertilizer per year—using captured CO₂, green hydrogen, and green ammonia. That sentence alone folds in three separate decarbonization … [continued]

Debunking The Myth: Ammonia Is A Bad Way to Transport Hydrogen For Energy

Ammonia’s hydrogen promise is like trying to use a funnel as a soup bowl — a lot of it will end up on your clothes. Enthusiasts tout ammonia (NH₃) as a magic hydrogen carrier, conveniently sidestepping the small problem that converting it back into useful hydrogen is inefficient, expensive, and … [continued]