Haber–Bosch process
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The Haber–Bosch process is an industrial chemical method for synthesizing ammonia from nitrogen and hydrogen, enabling large-scale fertilizer production and revolutionizing global agriculture.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ammonia synthesis process
ⓘ
chemical process ⓘ industrial process ⓘ |
| associatedWithAward |
Nobel Prize in Chemistry for Carl Bosch
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nobel Prize in Chemistry for Fritz Haber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competesWith | biological nitrogen fixation ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
anthropogenic nitrogen cycle alteration
ⓘ
greenhouse gas emissions ⓘ |
| developedBy |
Carl Bosch
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fritz Haber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedIn | early 20th century ⓘ |
| developedInCountry | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enables |
large-scale ammonia production
ⓘ
large-scale fertilizer production ⓘ |
| estimatedShareOfHumanNitrogenFixation | >90 percent ⓘ |
| hasApplication |
explosives production
ⓘ
nitrogen fertilizer production ⓘ |
| hasChemicalEquation | N2 + 3 H2 ⇌ 2 NH3 ⓘ |
| hasDownside |
environmental pollution from reactive nitrogen
ⓘ
high energy consumption ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
global agriculture
ⓘ
global food production ⓘ |
| hasProcessType | heterogeneous catalysis ⓘ |
| industrializedBy | BASF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isBasedOn | nitrogen fixation ⓘ |
| isConsidered | one of the most important industrial inventions of the 20th century ⓘ |
| isEquilibriumReaction | true ⓘ |
| isExothermic | true ⓘ |
| isKeyTechnologyIn | 20th-century industrial chemistry ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Carl Bosch
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fritz Haber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatesAtHigh |
pressure
ⓘ
temperature ⓘ |
| operatingPressureRange | typically 100–300 bar ⓘ |
| operatingTemperatureRange | typically 400–500 °C ⓘ |
| produces | ammonia ⓘ |
| requires |
energy-intensive conditions
ⓘ
high-pressure reactors ⓘ |
| supports | synthetic fertilizer industry ⓘ |
| typeOfNitrogenFixation | industrial nitrogen fixation ⓘ |
| usesCatalyst | iron catalyst ⓘ |
| usesFeedstock |
natural gas
ⓘ
steam-reformed methane ⓘ |
| usesPromoter |
aluminum oxide
ⓘ
potassium oxide ⓘ |
| usesReactant |
hydrogen
ⓘ
nitrogen ⓘ |
| usesRecycle | unreacted nitrogen and hydrogen ⓘ |
| usesSeparationStep | ammonia condensation ⓘ |
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