admin As the science and technology evolves, new and novel ways to deal with the increasing pollution levels also get discovered. In a new research it has been claimed that in the future polluted water could act as a source of fertilizer.
To do so, the main job will be to remove the nitrate from the polluted water and at the very same time produce appropriate amounts of ammonia from it.
If this research proves to be successful, it will prove to be a major boon for the coming generations. Nitrate if allowed to stay in the water can prove to be very hazardous and at this moment, the entire planet has alarming levels of nitrate being produced by the traffic, the different industries and agriculture.
The main ingredient for fertilizer is ammonia which is a nitrate compound. Now the main challenge that lies ahead is to create ammonia from that very nitrate in a sustainable way. Environmental technologies are working day and night to create a technology that will do the job with ease and perfection.
At the present moment, ammonia for fertilizers is created using nitrogen gas but because no other technology allows it, fossil fuels are being used for this purpose. This creates pollution as well reduces the amount of fossil fuels for the use of other industries.
Now, a new solution is being sought by which the pollution levels will be reduced both directly and indirectly. It is new approach to the problem, one if successful can make a drastic impact on the environment.
The older process of producing ammonia has now been in practice for over a century. If the change is to take place, it will be a tedious job and will be a slow and steady one. But the shift needs to happen.
This could also have a positive impact on the global nitrogen cycle as only nitrogen which is already in the water will be used. To develop this technology will be tiresome job but once done, the prospects that it offers seem very bright.
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