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Ammonia can be generated through electrolysis as feed-stock for Haber-Bosch to get nitrogen, so literally forever. The reason we use petroleum is because it's c
by ch4s3 6mo ago
Ammonia can be generated through electrolysis as feed-stock for Haber-Bosch to get nitrogen, so literally forever. The reason we use petroleum is because it's currently cheaper than solar PV electrolysis.
- UncleOxidant 6mo agoSure, but it would take some time to transition to ramp up production to the scale required by world-scale agriculture. We're using petroleum for this because it was cheap & easy. Not saying we can't transition, but it will take time.
- ch4s3 6mo agoRight, but it's possible with existing tech and there's no scenario where oil disappears all at once. Its a highly geographically distributed resource.