New ammonia-making method could upend one of industry's dirtiest processes
As our world's population grows, so does the demand for ammonia-a key ingredient in fertilizer. The International Renewable Energy Agency estimates that ammonia production must quadruple by 2050 to feed the increase in global population.
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