Today's Tech News: Notable or Not?

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1068001 "harnesses nitrogen/ hydrogen in air, catalyzed by mesh coated in oxide/ acid polymer with fluorine/ sulfur mix... room temperature, pressure, requiring no voltage... recycling water through spraying system, achieving ammonia concentrations fertilizing in greenhouse after 2 hours...microporous stone material filter... 2 to 3 years away... if scaled up economically, could drastically reduce reliance on fossil fuels across multiple sectors... future: integrating into irrigation systems" Related: Climate-Friendly Electricity Derived from Ammonia https://www.fraunhofer.de/en/press/research-news/2024/november-2024/climate-friendly-electricity-derived-from-ammonia.html Glass fertilizer beads could be a sustained nutrient delivery system https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1074585 Advancing lithium-mediated ammonia synthesis https://www.nature.com/articles/s41570-025-00709-3 Pressurized electrolyzer achieves high-current NH₃ synt...

https://techxplore.com/news/2024-10-electrified-reactor-emissions-key-industries.html "alternative to high-temperature... 96% efficiency converting methane into usable energy (75% conversion for traditional)... compact, modular enabling easy integration into existing infrastructure, scalable... 3D-printed monoliths and a precise catalyst coating technique, we were able to optimize surface area and performance, pushing the boundaries of what's possible in methane reforming... chemical (methanol, ammonia, synthetic fuel) manufacturing, fertilizer production, hydrogen generation" Related: Scientists make weed control breakthrough that could soon replace harmful product: 'Mass production is the main goal' https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/biodegradable-paper-mulch-plastic-alternative-gardens-agriculture/ Addis Energy Introduces Novel Technology to Unleash the Earth’s Potential for Clean Ammonia Production https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250121239194/en/A...

https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2022/01/18/pulling-fertilizer-out-of-thin-air-with-solar-power "we manufacture nitrates (NO3-), there is a lot of oxygen to transport per lb of nitrogen”. Nitricity uses a 200 gallon tank to store the product prior to it being applied to the tomatoes... an energy efficiency ten times better than present plasma values and equal to or better than that of the conventional Haber-Bosch process could be achieved" Related: Yara and Lantmaennen to launch 'fossil-free' fertilisers in Sweden https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/yara-lantmaennen-launch-fossil-free-fertilisers-sweden-2022-01-13/?utm_source=reddit.com Use of algae to support sustainable fertilizer production https://phys.org/news/2023-02-algae-sustainable-fertilizer-production.html Researchers discover eco-friendly fungicide alternative https://phys.org/news/2024-01-eco-friendly-fungicide-alternative.html Innovative process converts urine into slow-release crystal fertilizer htt...

https://www.titech.ac.jp/english/news/2021/062171 "The team focused on poly (isosorbide carbonate), or "PIC," a type of bio-based polycarbonate that has garnered much attention as an alternative to petroleum-based polycarbonates. PIC is produced using a non-toxic material derived from glucose called isosorbide (ISB) as a monomer. The interesting part is that the carbonate links that join the ISB units can be severed using ammonia (NH3) in a process known as ‘ammonolysis’. The process produces urea, a nitrogen-rich molecule that is widely used as a fertilizer" Related:   Hard-To-Recycle Plastics Are Now Being Made Into Zero Waste “Concrete” Blocks https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/recycled-plastic-concrete-37041922 Researchers building green fertilizer system to reuse wastes, cut greenhouse gas emissions https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/998970 Chemical fertilizer is a climate disaster. Can high-tech biology fix it? https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/food-and...

https://news.fit.edu/academics-research/from-septic-to-sustainable-a-potential-new-source-of-fertilizer/ "converting human waste from home septic systems into phosphorus-rich fertilizer... could reduce the cost of pumping out septage by as much as 25 percent... high temperature, high-pressure process called hydrothermal carbonization (HTC)... a thermochemical conversion technique that can transform wet biomass into energy and chemicals without pre-drying... a mobile unit that can pick up the waste, convert it to fertilizer and then move on to the next house" Related: CSU researchers launch $1.9 million project for water treatment and reuse using biochar https://agsci.source.colostate.edu/csu-researchers-launch-1-9-million-project-for-water-treatment-and-reuse-using-biochar/ How plants are inspiring new ways to extract value from wastewater https://phys.org/news/2023-01-ways-wastewater.html SHARC extracts heat from wastewater https://www.waste360.com/wastewater/sharc-unleashes...