Project description
Solar ammonium synthesis for greener fertiliser
While fertilisers are essential for agriculture, the production of nitrogen fertilisers has significant environmental impacts, particularly due to the release of greenhouse gases. The EIC-funded PHOTONIA project will decarbonise and decentralise nitrogen fertiliser production through local solar-driven processes, thereby reducing environmental harm and improving the accessibility of fertilisers. This approach to ammonium synthesis converts atmospheric nitrogen into ammonium nitrate using solar energy. The technology uses advancements in photochemistry and photocatalysis to enhance the nitrogen circular economy, establish a roadmap for decentralised fertiliser production, and maximise solar-spectrum use in agriculture. The project will focus on horticulture, where PHOTONIA panels can be installed in greenhouses to convert atmospheric nitrogen into ammonium nitrate using sunlight.
Objective
Photonia aims to decarbonise and decentralise nitrogen fertiliser production by local solar-driven processes, thus minimizing the environmental impact and enhancing the accessibility of fertilisers. The radical new concept for ammonium synthesis converts atmospheric nitrogen into ammonium nitrate using solar energy. The technology concept leverages innovations in photochemistry and photocatalysis to boost the nitrogen circular economy, define the roadmap toward the decentralized production of fertilizers and maximize the solar spectrum utilization in agriculture. In the scope of this project, we aim at TRL4 by tackling the application scenario in horticulture, where the Photonia panels could be installed in greenhouses to convert atmospheric nitrogen into ammonium nitrate using solar light.
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- natural sciences chemical sciences catalysis photocatalysis
- natural sciences chemical sciences physical chemistry photochemistry
- agricultural sciences agriculture, forestry, and fisheries agriculture horticulture
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HORIZON.3.1 - The European Innovation Council (EIC)
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(opens in new window) HORIZON-EIC-2024-PATHFINDERCHALLENGES-01
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3000 LEUVEN
Belgium
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