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TexasTowelie

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19. I was waiting for you to comment on this thread.
Sun Mar 3, 2019, 08:07 AM
Mar 2019

While I knew that one of the issues would be the byproducts of a combustion reaction, goodness knows that I'm decades past discussing the issues working with liquid ammonia on a large scale or exothermic calculations. All that I remember now is that I worked with ammonia under the ventilation hood in the lab and not to mix ammonia with bleach when cleaning the bathroom.

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Interesting Sherman A1 Mar 2019 #1
I thought it was pretty interesting, sounds promising - and something that we won't hear on the news Rhiannon12866 Mar 2019 #2
We won't hear about it as you say Sherman A1 Mar 2019 #3
And the environment really ought to be at the forefront of news these days Rhiannon12866 Mar 2019 #4
Precisely Sherman A1 Mar 2019 #5
...because it isn't in the interests of watoos Mar 2019 #11
Precisely Sherman A1 Mar 2019 #14
It's a mixed blessing. TexasTowelie Mar 2019 #7
Thanks for the information Sherman A1 Mar 2019 #13
While it may reduce carbon emissions there will be a tradeoff. TexasTowelie Mar 2019 #6
Thanks for weighing in! Rhiannon12866 Mar 2019 #8
Yep, NOx is just as bad as SOx. KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2019 #9
"Unless they use solar or wind to power the ammonia machines..." jberryhill Mar 2019 #22
And, when questioned on that little detail, they would say.... KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2019 #33
according to the article garybeck Mar 2019 #34
What industry would that be? jberryhill Mar 2019 #35
Drive past a Oil Refinery CDerekGo Mar 2019 #26
Yes, and I've worked in a number of them. KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2019 #32
Here you go.... jberryhill Mar 2019 #36
Thank you, JBH. A very interesting design. KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2019 #38
It would be good on farm use where you don't have to "punch it." 3Hotdogs Mar 2019 #15
I've never understood why farms don't run on algae oil? Finishline42 Mar 2019 #27
True, but... TreasonousBastard Mar 2019 #17
Great idea tiptonic Mar 2019 #10
Bingo. watoos Mar 2019 #12
Catch and kill isn't only for the news media mitch96 Mar 2019 #28
How do they manage to do that jberryhill Mar 2019 #37
Ammonia is another energy storage chemical. Energy storage requires a source of primary energy. NNadir Mar 2019 #16
OK, that puts a different spin on it. TreasonousBastard Mar 2019 #18
I was waiting for you to comment on this thread. TexasTowelie Mar 2019 #19
I see you commented along similar lines above. The biggest issue I see with Haber-Bosch... NNadir Mar 2019 #23
Thanks for the summary exboyfil Mar 2019 #20
Thanks for the emphasis on the 2nd law of thermodynamics - you can't get something for free erronis Mar 2019 #21
Thank you NNadir, I always learn something from your posts. And aside from the refresher c-rational Mar 2019 #24
Excellent rebuttal. defacto7 Mar 2019 #29
My first thought was about safeinOhio Mar 2019 #25
This brings back a funny memory to me. Many years ago justhanginon Mar 2019 #30
Ammonia is commonly used as a refrigerant in the agricultural industry. hunter Mar 2019 #31
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