Fig. 1: Schematic illustration of the laser-induced nitrogen fixation process. | Nature Communications

Fig. 1: Schematic illustration of the laser-induced nitrogen fixation process.

From: Laser-induced nitrogen fixation

Fig. 1

Lithium oxide powder is placed on the titanium sheet, and by laser-induction, the lithium-oxygen bond is dissociated to form metallic lithium. The activated lithium reacts with nitrogen to form lithium nitride. Lithium nitride is hydrogenated into NH3 as an energy carrier and raw materials for fertilizer production. The lithium hydroxide obtained by hydrolysis can be directly used in laser-induced cycling.

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