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Article: Conservation Now.(Royster-Clark Inc.)
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- Farm Journal
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- March 10, 2005
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Byline: Darrell Smith
Cheaper Nitrogen, Less Pollution
Producing anhydrous ammonia fertilizer from coal rather than natural gas will result in fewer emissions from Royster-Clark's East Dubuque, Ill., fertilizer plant as well as cheaper nitrogen fertilizer and cleaner-burning diesel fuel, company officials say.
Royster-Clark is partnering with Rentech Inc., a Colorado corporation that owns Advanced Clean Coal Technology, to convert coal to nitrogen fertilizer and ultra-clean burning, low-sulfur Fischer-Tropsch GTL diesel fuel. The fuel exceeds all existing and future Environmental Protection Agency fuel emission standards, says Rentech president ...