Inexpensive catalyst uses energy from light to turn ammonia into hydrogen fuel.

[JacksinPA]

Light-Powered Nanomaterial Catalyst Could Be Key for Hydrogen Economy

Inexpensive Catalyst Uses Energy From Light To Turn Ammonia Into Hydrogen Fuel A key light-activated nanomaterial for the hydrogen economy has been engineered by researchers at Rice University. Using only inexpensive raw materials, scientists created a scalable catalyst that needs only the power of

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A key light-activated nanomaterial for the hydrogen economy has been engineered by researchers at Rice University. Using only inexpensive raw materials, scientists created a scalable catalyst that needs only the power of light to convert ammonia into clean-burning hydrogen fuel.

“This discovery paves the way for sustainable, low-cost hydrogen that could be produced locally rather than in massive centralized plants.” — Peter Nordlander

The research, which was published on November 24 in the journal Science, was conducted by a team from Rice’s Laboratory for Nanophotonics, Syzygy Plasmonics Inc., and Princeton University

Founded in 1746, Princeton University is a private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey and the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States. It provides undergraduate and graduate instruction in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and engineering.
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More ammonia news.

 

[craig]

Can I buy some stock?

 

[Antiwar]

Ammonia might solve some of hydrogen's significant drawbacks.

 

[Antiwar]

Here's evidence of the problem I was thinking about when looking at the article.

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The research was supported by the Welch Foundation (C-1220, C-1222), the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (FA9550-15-1-0022), Syzygy Plasmonics, the Department of Defense and Princeton University.

 

[JacksinPA]

Ammonia might solve some of hydrogen's significant drawbacks.

Exactly. Easier to transport & handle. Also considerably less dangerous than hydrogen. We can convert hydrogen to ammonia & the reverse. Ammonia has the added advantage of having a sharp odor, unlike hydrogen which is odorless. Ammonia is also an important feedstock in chemical making.

 

[Lord of Planar]

Light-Powered Nanomaterial Catalyst Could Be Key for Hydrogen Economy

Inexpensive Catalyst Uses Energy From Light To Turn Ammonia Into Hydrogen Fuel A key light-activated nanomaterial for the hydrogen economy has been engineered by researchers at Rice University. Using only inexpensive raw materials, scientists created a scalable catalyst that needs only the power of

scitechdaily.com

A key light-activated nanomaterial for the hydrogen economy has been engineered by researchers at Rice University. Using only inexpensive raw materials, scientists created a scalable catalyst that needs only the power of light to convert ammonia into clean-burning hydrogen fuel.


The research, which was published on November 24 in the journal Science, was conducted by a team from Rice’s Laboratory for Nanophotonics, Syzygy Plasmonics Inc., and Princeton University

Founded in 1746, Princeton University is a private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey and the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States. It provides undergraduate and graduate instruction in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and engineering.
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That's an interesting concept, but how is ammonia made and at what cost? What is its leftover products?

Anyway, here is the paper this is based on:

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abn5636

It's still experimental.