FAU researchers break bonds in molecular nitrogen with calcium

(University of Erlangen-Nuremberg) A research team at FAU has demonstrated that calcium, a metal commonly found in nature is able to break the highly-stable nitrogen bond and can do so at minus 60 ° C which is a significant discovery in terms of the bond-breaking capabilities of calcium, which had been largely disregarded in the past. But their findings could also form the basis for developing industrial processes in the future.
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - Category: Biology Source Type: news