ammonia, definition of

A colorless, pungent, gas that is extremely soluble in water and may be used as a refrigerant. It is also a fixed form of nitrogen that is suitable as fertilizer.

• Considering Ammonia
  At one time in China the communist authorities thought backyard blast furnaces were a wonderful small is beautiful idea. What they got was a lot of poor quality iron. Considering the low state of readiness of many alternative means of producing ammonia,...
• Yara invests in green ammonia for renewable energy
  One of the world’s biggest ammonia producers in the world is preparing to ramp up its so-called “green ammonia” production. By using hydropower with its existing ammonia plant, Norway’s Yara is about to manufacture green ammonia commercially.[...]
• Low Methane Producing Cows Could Be Created Through Breeding and Diet Change
  Photo via Shutterstock When looking into the big, docile eyes of the domestic cow, it is hard to imagine that something sinister lurks beneath the surface. That is, until they burp. Cows are prolific producers of methane, a greenhouse gas that is 25 times    
• McDonald’s No Longer Selling “Pink Slime” Beef Treated With Ammonia
  McDonald’s and other fast food chains have quietly announced that they will stop selling “Pink Slime” beef – a form of second-grade meat that is treated with a nasty ammonia process to eliminate bacteria...
• National Renewable Ammonia Architecture Update
  In this post, Neal Rauhauser introduces a new expanded paper on ammonia from stranded wind that his group has developed.