Is nitrogen fixation (once again) “vital to the progress of civilized humanity”?

Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 301-307

  Razon, Luis F ^a  

^a DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Biofuels; Carbon sequestration; Food security; Nitrogen cycle environmental impact of the large scale production of fixed nitrogen; Nitrogen fixation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; ALTERNATIVE FUELS; AMMONIA; BIOFUELS; CARBON CAPTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOOD SUPPLY; FOSSIL FUELS; GREENHOUSE GASES; HYDROGEN FUELS; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; REFORESTATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ALTERNATIVE PROCESS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES; FOOD SECURITY; LARGE SCALE PRODUCTIONS; ORGANIC AGRICULTURE; SOIL CARBON SEQUESTRATION; SYNTHETIC FERTILIZERS;

NITROGEN FIXATION;

EID: 84973395038     PISSN: 1618954X     EISSN: 16189558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10098-014-0835-3     Document Type: Article

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