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China AI guides 'super catalyst' to turn wastewater into fertilizer

Chinese researchers have developed a novel dual-atom catalyst, guided by an AI model, that efficiently converts nitrate pollution in wastewater into ammonia. This ammonia serves as a key building block for fertilizers, potentially tripling output and bolstering China's agricultural supply chain. The breakthrough, detailed in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, utilizes AI to identify optimal metal pairs for complex chemical reactions. AI

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IMPACT Enables more efficient conversion of waste products into valuable resources, potentially impacting agricultural supply chains.

RANK_REASON Academic paper detailing a new scientific process and technology. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=0.4]

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China AI guides 'super catalyst' to turn wastewater into fertilizer

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 · Zhang Tong ·

    China’s ‘super catalyst’ turns waste water into fertiliser building block, tripling output

    A team in China has designed a catalyst that can transform nitrate pollution from agricultural and industrial waste water into ammonia – the chemical backbone of urea fertiliser – with nearly three times the efficiency of conventional catalysts. The study detailing this breakthro…