{"id":84287,"date":"2017-10-29T07:44:47","date_gmt":"2017-10-29T05:44:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/blog\/new-and-old-in-the-ammonia-world\/"},"modified":"2017-10-29T07:44:47","modified_gmt":"2017-10-29T05:44:47","slug":"new-and-old-in-the-ammonia-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/blog\/new-and-old-in-the-ammonia-world\/","title":{"rendered":"New and Old in the Ammonia World"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ammonia production is vital for future sustainability, in areas from agriculture, to alternative energy. Yet clean, effective and safe storage and transport of ammonia is critical. In November 2017, a confluence of global experts will gather at Technion to address present challenges and future needs.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>On November 15-16, a conference on <\/span>\u201cNew and Old in the Ammonia World\u201d<\/b> will take place at the Technion. The event is hosted by Technion president, Peretz Lavie, and organized and chaired by the Technion Chemical Engineering professors Gideon Grader and Danny Lewin. Global experts will cover topics that include: safety and risk assessment; ammonia transport in the atmosphere; ammonia production; and the global market. The conference includes a virtual reality 3D presentation of an ammonia production plant developed by the German company Linde.<\/span><\/p>\n

Modern agriculture would be impossible without ammonia, which increases yields by hundreds of percent, as it is a fundamental source of nitrogen. About 90 percent of ammonia produced today is for crop fertilization. The conference will address the important topics of ammonia import and storage, featuring five international experts in the field.<\/span><\/p>\n