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The secondary report corroborates that heat-driven reactions produced nitric oxide while light-driven reactions converted nitrate to ammonia. DIRECT_TEXT

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Source: Iron complex breaks down stubborn pollutant using light-powered reaction · locator {} · excerpt hash sha256:4f30c1211cdf72493af2207204150eabd2d17aeb29e4c3b0be74486aa2136caf

When the researchers used heat to drive the chemical reaction, the iron complex was able to grab oxygen atoms from nitrate, reducing it to nitric oxide. When the researchers used light, the iron complex was able to remove oxygen atoms from nitrate altogether, converting it to ammonia.