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Very impressive, it could allow for closed-cycle systems to replenish the soil that normally requires https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrogen_fixation https://en
by 8474_s 1y ago
Very impressive, it could allow for closed-cycle systems to replenish the soil that normally requires https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrogen_fixation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrogen_fixation
- seszett 1y agoSince it's less efficient than modern processes I don't think it had any application besides the fun of a DIY project. Though I guess it's an interesting way to obtain nitric acid for individuals, since access to it is quite restricted otherwise.
- Loughla 1y agoIs it? I can buy a pallet of 500ml bottles from a science supplier. Hell, I can buy a bottle from Amazon for $30.
- throwway120385 1y agoWho in their right mind would deliver that?
- dfedbeef 1y agoFeel free to try that and report back lol
- L_226 1y agoit's "less efficient" only because there is currently no meaningful externality priced into the natural gas supply chain. This might change in the future ;)
- NoMoreNicksLeft 1y ago>since access to it is quite restricted otherwise. There's a reason for that, of course.
- gspr 1y agoThat's what fertilizers are for. And the production of fertilizer was the point of Birkeland–Eyde process.
- BenjiWiebe 1y agoWhere does the nitrogen go in a closed system? I'm not aware of a natural process that converts fixed nitrogen back to N2. Doesn't mean a process doesn't exist, I just don't know about it.