(of a chemical compound) containing two nitrogen atoms
dinitrogen tetroxide
Examples of 'dinitrogen' in a sentence
dinitrogen
Nitrogen-fixing bacteria can, however, utilize both dinitrogen gas and fixed nitrogen, decreasing energetic costs.
Keisuke Inomura, Jason Bragg, Lasse Riemann, Michael J. Follows 2018, 'A quantitative model of nitrogen fixation in the presence of ammonium', PLOS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0208282. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Recently, homogeneous cobalt systems were reported to catalyze the reductive silylation of dinitrogen.
Wojciech I. Dzik 2016, 'Silylation of Dinitrogen Catalyzed by Hydridodinitrogentris(Triphenylphosphine)Cobalt(I)',Inorganicshttp://www.mdpi.com/2304-6740/4/3/21. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Denitrification represents a loss of bioavailable nitrogen through the production of dinitrogen gas, with the potential to affect biogeochemical cycles.
L. Bianucci, K. Fennel, K. L. Denman 2012, 'Role of sediment denitrification in water column oxygen dynamics: comparison of theNorth American East and West Coasts', Biogeoscienceshttp://www.biogeosciences.net/9/2673/2012/bg-9-2673-2012.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Rhizobia are able to convert dinitrogen into biologically available forms of nitrogen through their symbiotic association with leguminous plants.
Diana Montes-Grajales, Nuria Esturau-Escofet, Baldomero Esquivel, Esperanza Martinez-Romero 2019, 'Exo-Metabolites of Phaseolus vulgaris-Nodulating Rhizobial Strains', Metaboliteshttps://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/9/6/105. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The ability to fix dinitrogen was measured based on nitrogenase activity of the bacteria by gaschromatography.
Edi Husen 2016, 'SCREENING OF SOIL BACTERIA FOR PLANT GROWTH PROMOTION ACTIVITIES IN VITRO', Indonesian Journal of Agricultural Sciencehttp://ejurnal.litbang.pertanian.go.id/index.php/ijas/article/view/658. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Field denitrification plants were suggested as a solution for a decentralized reduction of nitrate to dinitrogen.
Victoria Grießmeier, Johannes Gescher, Johannes Gescher 2018, 'Influence of the Potential Carbon Sources for Field Denitrification Beds on TheirMicrobial Diversity and the Fate of Carbon and Nitrate', Frontiers in Microbiologyhttps://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.01313/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Nitrite and nitrate were converted to ammonium more rapidly than dinitrogen, and the reduction process had a strong temperature dependence.
Strongin Daniel R, Laffers Richard, Hausner Douglas, Smirnov Alexander, Schoonen MartinAA 2008, 'Abiotic ammonium formation in the presence of Ni-Fe metals and alloys and its implicationsfor the Hadean nitrogen cycle', Geochemical Transactionshttp://www.geochemicaltransactions.com/content/9/1/5. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)