How can we possibly resolve the planet's nitrogen dilemma?

• Main Authors: Matassa, Silvio, Boeckx, Pascal, Boere, Jos, Erisman, Jan Willem, Guo, Miao, Manzo, Raffaele, Meerburg, Francis, Papirio, Stefano, Pikaar, Ilje, Rabaey, Korneel, Rousseau, Diederik, Schnoor, Jerald, Smith, Peter, Smolders, Erik, Wuertz, Stefan, Verstraete, Willy
• Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Science::Biological sciences::Microbiology; Engineering::Environmental engineering; Fertilizer; Fossil Fuel
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/166221
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Nitrogen is the most crucial element in the production of nutritious feeds and foods. The production of reactive nitrogen by means of fossil fuel has thus far been able to guarantee the protein supply for the world population. Yet, the production and massive use of fertilizer nitrogen constitute a m...