Flare gas into fertilizer

Flare gas into fertilizer

From Grand Forks Herald:

"The UND Energy and Environmental Research Center is studying whether it’s economical to convert flare gas, a waste product from oil drilling, to fertilizer.

The one-year project, led by North Dakota State University, could benefit North Dakota agriculture by creating a low-cost and stable local supply of nitrogen fertilizer, said project leader Cole Gustafson, chairman of NDSU’s agribusiness and applied economics department."

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