Download or read book Development of a Lithium-mediated Nitrogen Reduction Process written by Nikifar Lazouski and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ammonia is an important industrial chemical that is used predominantly for producing nitrogen-containing fertilizers as well as nitric acid, polymers, and pharmaceuticals. It is also being considered as an energy-dense, carbon-free energy carrier. Today, ammonia (NH3) is produced via the Haber-Bosch process, in which air, water, and fossil fuels are used to make nitrogen and hydrogen, which are then reacted at elevated temperatures and pressures to produce NH3. The use of fossil fuels as a hydrogen and energy source leads to significant CO2 emissions. In addition, the process is very centralized and capitally intensive, which makes expanding ammonia production capacity, particularly in a distributed manner, difficult. Electrochemical methods for producing ammonia from air, water, and renewable electricity have been proposed as possible solutions to these issues.