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by otherotherchris 1519 days ago
>"Easily transported"? Are you nuts? It has far less chemical compatibility than LNG and is wildly more dangerous to people. It gets even worse if the ammonia has any impurities.

Why would there be impurities in ammonia generated from solar powered water electrolysis? Where are they coming from?

Why would clean NH3 react strongly with carbon-managanese steel pressure vessel used in LNG transport?

>I doubt existing emissions control equipment would work.

Is emissions control installed on large marine diesels and stationary generation in Japan?

>In modern direct injection vehicles

Bzzzt. Wrong. This article is about coal power.

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Water is such an impurity. Even diesel system can have problem with water condensing out of air during day/night cycle if no precautions are taken. And diesel won't react with water but ammonia will and very eagerly.