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Aggravating-Bottle78 t1_j62nabb wrote

Liquid ammonia has more hydrogen than liquid hydrogen, and has properties similiar to propane. Theres an existing infrastructure in naking it and transportation. There's 10,000miles of ammonia pipelines in the US (for fertlizer)

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ttystikk t1_j62ptiu wrote

And- bonus- it can asphyxiate you if it leaks!

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fordfan919 t1_j65prae wrote

And you can make that sweet, sweet anhydrous ammonia meth.

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Altruistic-Tower-784 t1_j66sjsb wrote

Any gas that doesn’t contain at least 21% O2 can asphyxiate you. So back to liquid fuels?

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ttystikk t1_j67b0ng wrote

I have a gas range now. If I swap, I'm going with an induction range.

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xieta t1_j66lqi1 wrote

An it's about the only carbon-free liquid fuel that is practical to use. The big downside is the formation of NOx compounds, so it would likely be limited to facilities with the capability of monitoring and minimizing pollutants.

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