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#ammonia — Public Fediverse posts

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  1. Tuesday, April 7, 2026

    Investigation: Unmasking the anonymous hosts of 'Russians with Attitude,' a pro-war podcast popular with US far-right -- Novorossiysk port on fire again as Ukrainian strike campaign on Russian oil export infrastructure continues -- As Russian attacks on Ukraine's railways intensify, passenger trains now targets for drones -- Serbia sees no Ukraine trace in alleged gas sabotage plot after Hungary hints at Kyiv's involvement ... and more

    activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026

  2. Given sufficient electricity, we can make #Hydrogen in quantity without reforming Methane. The #Oxygen is a probably useful byproduct.
    Given heat, pressure, and a catalyst, we can combine it with atmospheric #Nitrogen to make #Ammonia, a direct fertiliser, and starting point for Nitric acid and then #Nitrates. Among #AmmoniumNitrate 's uses is fertiliser for growng food.

    I think we might build an Ammonia plant next to a #fission boiler, and use #heat as well as perhaps #electricity from it.

  3. 🚨 Upcoming PhD defence alert! Learn more about what our PhD candidates have been researching during the past years. 1) With on 27 March microbiologist Wouter Lenferink, about his #ammonia oxidation findings: ru.nl/en/about-us/events/the-h
    2) on 4 April, Pieter Blom with his study of ammonia-eating #bacteria ru.nl/en/about-us/events/eatin
    3) and on the 23rd of April, environmental scientist Thomas Hennequin with his improvement of #lifecycleassessment of products, cities, and sectors ru.nl/en/about-us/events/integ

  4. #ClimateCatastrophe #Overshoot #PhantomCarryingCapacity

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    "...anticipate the #GreenRevolution, which took off in the 1970s.

    👉#Farmers began to use new chemical #fertilizers such as #phosphorous and #ammonia (which is derived from #NaturalGas), and #agrochemicals such as #pesticides and #herbicides  [#oil derivatives]).👈
    In addition, they began to use new types of #farming equipment that mechanized #cultivation and harvesting.

    But that’s not all. In the past, a #drought...