Innovative process converts urine into slow-release crystal fertilizer

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Jan 21, 2025, 3:10 pm130 pts
A team of chemists and agriculture specialists has developed a way to transform urea in wastewater, into percarbamide, which can be used as a fertilizer. In their paper published in the journal Nature Catalysis, the group describes their process and how well the resulting product worked in growing edible crops.

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