{"id":133533,"date":"2023-01-31T12:43:21","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T17:43:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/133533///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/133533//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/133533//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/133533//?p=133533"},"modified":"2025-04-16T12:26:24","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T16:26:24","slug":"ucf-researchers-uncover-key-mechanisms-for-sustainable-ammonia-production","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/133533///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/133533//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/133533//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/133533//ucf-researchers-uncover-key-mechanisms-for-sustainable-ammonia-production/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/133533//","title":{"rendered":"Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½ Researchers Uncover Key Mechanisms for Sustainable Ammonia Production"},"content":{"rendered":"
A Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½ research team with collaborators at Virginia Tech have published critical findings about the electrochemical synthesis of ammonia, advancing sustainable fertilizer research and thus aiding global food safety efforts./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/133533/n
Ammonia, a compound of nitrogen and hydrogen, is an essential ingredient in many fertilizers for food production. However, its primary method of production, the Haber-Bosch method, is energy and fuel-intensive, consuming 3% to 5% of the world/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/133533/u2019s natural gas output and accounting for more than 1% of global pollution output./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/133533/n
Using the metal ruthenium as a catalyst, researchers identified the most efficient way to produce ammonia through a more sustainable production method /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/133533/u2014 electrochemically. This production method can be more sustainable when electricity from renewable sources, such as solar or wind, is used to power the electrochemical synthesis, the researchers say./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/133533/n
The findings were published recently in ACS Energy Letters./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/133533/n While there are many research efforts on electrochemical ammonia production, the underlying mechanisms have yet to be better understood, the researchers say./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/133533/n However, this new research helps provide a clearer picture of the reaction mechanism, says study co-author Xiaofeng Feng, a professor in Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/133533/u2019s Department of Physics/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/133533/n /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/133533/u201cThe results of this in-depth work can provide important guidance to researchers on how to design more efficient catalysts towards sustainable ammonia production,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/133533/u201d Feng says./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/133533/n