Converting NOx pollution into plant feed

将氮氧化物污染转化为植物饲料

• 批准号: 10063123
• 金额: $ 126.15万
• 依托单位: CROP INTELLECT LTD
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: EU-Funded
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10063123
• 关键词: Converting; NOx; pollution; into; plant

Nitrogen pollution (NOx) is a significant environmental problem in Europe and around the world as its impacts include contributions to global warming. Our solution removes NOx from the atmosphere by converting it into nitrate as plant feed. We have developed specially designed photo-catalysts that can work under day light to selectively activate the conversion of NOx into nitrate. The new product (R-LEAF) can be sprayed on the surface of crop leaves where it captures NOx and converts it through photo-catalysis into nitrate, which is absorbed by the crop foliage as a nutrient leading to increased crop yield. R-LEAF increases the efficiency of nitrogen applications resulting in reduced requirement of synthetic N applications. The solution has a multifaceted purpose, to remove NOx from the atmosphere resulting in cleaner air, to provide nitrogen fertiliser to the plants efficiently, to increase food production, contribute towards reducing climate change and improve human health.

氮污染（NOx）是欧洲和世界各地的一个重大环境问题，其影响包括对全球变暖的贡献。我们的解决方案通过将氮氧化物转化为硝酸盐作为植物饲料来去除大气中的氮氧化物。我们已经开发了专门设计的光催化剂，可以在日光下选择性地激活氮氧化物转化为硝酸盐。这种新产品（R-LEAF）可以喷洒在作物叶片表面，在那里它可以捕获氮氧化物，并通过光催化将其转化为硝酸盐，后者被作物叶片吸收为营养物质，从而提高作物产量。R-LEAF提高了氮肥施用效率，从而减少了对合成氮肥的需求。该解决方案具有多方面的目的，从大气中去除氮氧化物，使空气更清洁，有效地为植物提供氮肥，增加粮食产量，有助于减少气候变化和改善人类健康。