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> Farmers buy it in barrels and mount them on their plows As you said above, ammonia is used to make fertiliser but AFAIK that happens in factories, but are yo
by tempguy9999 7y ago
> Farmers buy it in barrels and mount them on their plows
As you said above, ammonia is used to make fertiliser but AFAIK that happens in factories, but are you saying farmers actually use it directly? I really struggle to believe that. I'd be curious for more info, thanks.
- wayoutthere 7y agoAmmonia isn’t used directly as a fertilizer; but it’s pretty easy to turn into ammonium nitrate. There are commercially available “mini factories” [1] that presumably mitigate the carbon cost of transport from a huge centralized fertilizer factory. The famine prevented by the NPK fertilizer cycle is probably the greatest contributor to the population growth of the 20th century, so suffice to say it’s very well understood by agricultural chemists worldwide. [1] https://www.fertilizer-machine.com/product/Fertilizer_Production_Line/mini-compound-fertilizer-production-line.html https://www.fertilizer-machine.com/product/Fertilizer_Produc...
- Robotbeat 7y agoAmmmonia actually is sometimes used directly as a fertilizer: https://www.wfyi.org/files/wfyi/articles/current/050719-anhydrous-ammonia-fertilizer.jpg https://www.wfyi.org/files/wfyi/articles/current/050719-anhy...
- Robotbeat 7y agoYes: https://www.wfyi.org/files/wfyi/articles/current/050719-anhydrous-ammonia-fertilizer.jpg https://www.wfyi.org/files/wfyi/articles/current/050719-anhy...
- tempguy9999 7y agoGood lord, I am amazed. Thanks all
- ncmncm 7y agoMy father was doing this 60 years ago. It is released directly into the soil, and soil microbes take it up with astonishing speed. He said you can't smell any ammonia when it is operating.