Californian researchers developed a cleaner, more efficient method of producing ammonia through photocatalysis.

Ammonia is an essential ingredient in fertilizers, fulfilling a key role in the agricultural sector. Unfortunately, producing ammonia is a dirty, inefficient process. A group of researchers at the California Institute of Technology developed a new way to produce ammonia through photocatalysis, which can take place at standard temperature and pressure. They published their results in Science Advances.