{"id":1739,"date":"2025-07-16T13:04:16","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T13:04:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tifrh.res.in\/~sciencemedia\/?p=1739"},"modified":"2025-07-16T13:06:34","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T13:06:34","slug":"sawaal-jawaab-the-quests-and-conquests-for-nitrogen-capture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tifrh.res.in\/~sciencemedia\/index.php\/2025\/07\/16\/sawaal-jawaab-the-quests-and-conquests-for-nitrogen-capture\/","title":{"rendered":"Sawaal-Jawaab: The quests and conquests for Nitrogen capture"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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At the turn of the 19th<\/sup> century, a definitive understanding of the importance of nitrogen rich fertilizers for agriculture started to emerge, leading to a hugely increased demand. Owing to the increasing population and the limited supply of natural sources of nitrogen rich minerals, a massive effort began worldwide to develop industrial scale methods for nitrogen capture, ultimately leading to the well known Haber-Bosch method for Ammonia synthesis. As of today, it is estimated that about 50% of the nitrogen atoms present in our bodies are derived from the Haber-Bosch process and about 2% of the world’s energy supply gets used for this!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

In this Sawaal-Jawaab session, Pranav R Shirhatti described a remarkable scientific and technological journey undertaken by humankind, which continues to be an active area of research till date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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‘The quest and conquests for Nitrogen capture’
Speaker: Pranav R Shirhatti (TIFR Hyderabad)
Date: July 12, 2025 (Saturday)
Time: 4 PM to 5 PM
Venue: Aaromale Cafe (https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/mgcpHNvVFWmpT5gT7<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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