Direct ammonia synthesis at room temperature

摘要

Researchers at the University of Tokyo (Japan; park.itc.u-tokyo.ac.jpishiba/ index.html) have developed a new catalyst that enables the direct synthesis of ammonia at ambient conditions. The breakthrough is a step toward an alternative to the energy-intensive, century-old Habar-Bosch process, which requires high temperatures (200-600°C) and high-pressure (200-400 atm) hydrogen from fossil-based resources.