Making Phosphorus Go Green

Friday, September 3, 2010 - 13:14 in Earth & Climate

Phosphorus is a critical ingredient in fertilizers, pesticides, detergents and various industrial and household chemicals but once phosphorus is mined from rocks, getting it into products is hazardous and expensive, so chemists have been trying to streamline the process for decades. read more

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