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Ammobia says it has reinvented a century-old technology | TechCrunch

Ammonia might be the world's most under appreciated chemical. Without it, crops would go unfertilized and billions of people would starve. Humans started making ammonia in large amounts just over a century ago, and since then the process used to make it, known as Haber-Bosch, hasn't changed much. A new startup, Ammobia, says that it has tweaked the Haber-Bosch process to lower the cost by up to 40%.

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Agriculture

fromwww.theguardian.com

1 month ago

The environmental costs of corn: should the US change how it grows its dominant crop?

Heavy fertilizer use for high-yield corn and ethanol production drives potent nitrous oxide emissions and water contamination, substantially increasing agriculture's climate impact.

Food & drink

fromTasting Table

3 months ago

Don't Toss That Rice Water - Your Plants Will Love It - Tasting Table

Rice rinsing water contains starch and nutrients (N, P, K) and can be reused as occasional fertilizer for many soil-grown plants but not for hydroponics.

London startup

fromwww.standard.co.uk

9 months ago

London Marathon runners' urine to be turned into fertiliser

Urine from women at the TCS London Marathon will be recycled into fertilizer, reducing waste and enabling sustainable agriculture.

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Ammobia says it has reinvented a century-old technology | TechCrunch

The environmental costs of corn: should the US change how it grows its dominant crop?

Don't Toss That Rice Water - Your Plants Will Love It - Tasting Table

London Marathon runners' urine to be turned into fertiliser

#fertilizer
#fertilizer