Pro@mander.xyz to science@lemmy.world · 4 days agoLiquid gold: Prototype harvests valuable resource from urinenews.stanford.eduexternal-linkmessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up122file-text
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minus-squareshplane@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·4 days agoThe valuable resource is fertilizer.
minus-squareMysteriousSophon21@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 days agoYep, urine is about 10% nitrogen which is why it’s so good for plants (the N in NPK fertilizers).
The valuable resource is fertilizer.
Yep, urine is about 10% nitrogen which is why it’s so good for plants (the N in NPK fertilizers).
Urea and nitrate salts