Posts Tagged ‘ammonia’
Vehicles pump out more ammonia in winter
RICE U. (US) — The seasons play a role in the amount of ammonia produced by cars and trucks, with output greatest during the winter months, according to a new study. Continue…
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To convert biomass, pretreat with ammonia
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Researchers have identified a potential pretreatment method that can make plant cellulose five times more digestible by enzymes that convert it into ethanol. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jun 4, 2010 10:58 - 0 Comments
Early haze likely shaded Earth from UV
U. COLORADO (US)—A thick organic haze that enshrouded early Earth several billion years ago may have been similar to the haze now hovering above Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, and would have protected primordial life on the planet from the damaging effects of ultraviolet radiation. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 4, 2010 13:00 - 1 Comment
Ammonia snubbed in nitrogen’s clean break
CORNELL (US)—Chemists have devised a way to break the tough nitrogen-nitrogen bond in the lab and simultaneously create carbon-nitrogen bonds. They fast-tracked the process by skipping the usual energy-intensive, fossil fuel-burning step of creating ammonia. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Oct 8, 2009 16:42 - 0 Comments
Big job for oceans’ tiny ammonia eaters
U. WASHINGTON (US)—It’s not every day you find clues to the planet’s inner workings in aquarium scum. But that’s what happened when researchers cultured a tiny organism from the bottom of a Seattle Aquarium tank and found it can digest ammonia. (more…)
