Electricity-powered artificial root nodule

oleh: Shengtao Lu, Xun Guan, Chong Liu

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2020-03-01

Deskripsi

Root nodules are of key importance in nitrogen fixation. Here, the authors report on an electrically powered artificial root nodule for nitrogen fixation made from silicon-based microwires which can accommodate nitrogen fixing symbiotic bacteria for fixing nitrogen into biomass and free ammonia.