Direct synthesis of urea from carbon dioxide and ammonia

Jie Ding; Runping Ye; Yanghe Fu; Yiming He; Ye Wu; Yulong Zhang; Qin Zhong; Harold H. Kung; Maohong Fan

doi:10.1038/s41467-023-40351-5

Nature Communications (Jul 2023)

Direct synthesis of urea from carbon dioxide and ammonia

Jie Ding,
Runping Ye,
Yanghe Fu,
Yiming He,
Ye Wu,
Yulong Zhang,
Qin Zhong,
Harold H. Kung,
Maohong Fan

Affiliations

Jie Ding: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology
Runping Ye: College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and School of Energy Resources, University of Wyoming
Yanghe Fu: College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and School of Energy Resources, University of Wyoming
Yiming He: College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and School of Energy Resources, University of Wyoming
Ye Wu: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology
Yulong Zhang: College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University
Qin Zhong: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology
Harold H. Kung: Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University
Maohong Fan: College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and School of Energy Resources, University of Wyoming

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-40351-5
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 14, no. 1
pp. 1 – 4

Abstract

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Urea is an essential fertilizer needed to meet the global demand for food. Currently, its production rate by reaction of carbon dioxide with ammonia is slow and the energy demand is high. Here we discuss strategies to overcome these challenges.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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