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Haber process

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Haber process (hä`bər), commercial process for the synthesis of ammonia ammonia, chemical compound, NH3, colorless gas that is about one half as dense as air at ordinary temperatures and pressures. It has a characteristic pungent, penetrating odor.
..... Click the link for more information. , NH3. Pure hydrogen and nitrogen gases are mixed in the appropriate proportion, heated to between 450°C; and 600°C;, compressed to about 1,000 atmospheres pressure, and passed over a catalyst. The reaction is 3H2+N2[right pointing harpoon over left pointing harpoon] 2NH3+heat. The ammonia gas is liquefied by rapid cooling; unreacted nitrogen and hydrogen are returned to the reaction chamber. This process, developed by Fritz Haber Haber, Fritz (hä`bər), 1868–1934, German chemist.
..... Click the link for more information.  in 1909, was the first commercially important high-pressure chemical process.
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