Journal article

Carbon‐Negative Ammonia Production from the Air

Dingqi Wang, Xue Yan, Jining Guo, Longbing Qu, Chao Wu, Jefferson Zhe Liu, Ali Zavabeti, Gang Kevin Li

Angewandte Chemie | Wiley | Published : 2025

Abstract

Abstract Ammonia holds paramount importance as a fundamental chemical commodity for large‐scale production of fertilisers and hydrogen carriers. The conventional Haber–Bosch process relies heavily on fossil fuels, making ammonia synthesis a significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. Here, we show a carbon‐negative ammonia synthesis process that not only produces ammonia from the air but also directly captures the atmospheric CO 2 (DAC). This process uses lithium as a mediator to cleave the nitrogen gas via a nitridation reaction at ambient pressure below 80 °C. Exposing the nitride to moisture naturally ..

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