@misc{a616df74c11347e7ac7357e7706a1589,
title = "{"}A{"} is for Ammonia: Why and How Fertilizer May Power the Planet",
abstract = "Ammonia (chemical formula NH3) is so pervasive in our history that human beings simply wouldn't exist without it: 4 billion people on this planet are fed by food grown using ammonia fertilizer, but this powerful molecule consumes nearly 2\% of the world's energy supply to be produced at an industrial scale. This talk will first explore the energy challenges of ammonia's current means of industrial production, followed by a new vision for its synthesis using only electricity, air and water, and opportunities to use ammonia as a hydrogen source. Fertilizer may one day fuel more than just our mouths.",
keywords = "agriculture, ammonia, chemical engineering, electrochemistry, energy systems integration, fertilizer, food equity, Haber-Bosch, hydrogen, hydrogen carrier, thermodynamics",
author = "Nicholas Thornburg",
year = "2025",
doi = "10.2172/2584761",
language = "American English",
series = "Presented at the AESP Rocky Mountain: Evening with an Energy Expert, 20 May 2025, Boulder, Colorado",
type = "Other",
}