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Re:Electroreduction of nitrogen with almost 100% current-to-... by lazide on Saturday October 28, 2023 @11:09PM (#38055547)
If there is anything that would make ammonia seem warm and cuddly, it is indeed hydrazine!

Urea maybe? It’s almost non toxic and is 2x ammonia + a carbon monoxide molecule.

though not sure how efficient it would be to extract energy from.

Speaking of ‘extra nitrogen’s are generally bad’, a callout to the azides!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azide

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead(II)_azide

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Re:Electroreduction of nitrogen with almost 100% current-to-... by lazide on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @12:51PM (#38087780)
P.S. Found a sweet Hydrazine youtube video, and figured I needed to add it. [https://youtu.be/V3HuKQvRBUE?si=wTuEwvKJQkidKZAp]
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