Ammonia might be the world’s most under appreciated chemical. Without it, crops would go unfertilized and billions of people would starve.
Humans started making ammonia in large amounts just over a century ago, and since then the process used to make it, known as Haber-Bosch, hasn’t changed much. A new startup, Ammobia, says that it has tweaked the Haber-Bosch process to lower the cost by up to 40%.
To prove the technology works on a larger scale, Ammobia has raised a $7.5 million seed round, the company exclusively told TechCrunch. Investors include Air Liquide’s venture arm ALIAD, Chevron Technology Ventures, Chiyoda Corporation, MOL Switch, and Shell Ventures.
If the startup succeeds, it could pave the way for ammonia to be used beyond fertilizer.
Ammonia is viewed by some as an alternative to hydrogen to decarbonize a range of
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