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Researchers Gain Insight into Hundred-Year-Old Haber-Bosch Process : Rochester News - 1 views

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  This would increase the amount of ammonia that could be made. But would that just decrease the amount of nitrogen used? There isn't an endless amount of nitrogen
  
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The Haber Process - Nitrogen Fertilizer from the Air - 1 views

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Haber Process is credited with feeding a third to h
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  How is this done?
  
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alf the present world population. In fact about half the nitrogen in each of our bodies is there thanks to the Haber Process.
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On the curse side we have several issues including:
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  The curses seem to outweigh the benefits
  
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This trade
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  Countries rely on each other for natural resources
  
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Haber Bosch Process requires high pressures, 200 - 300 atmospheres, and high temperatures, 400 to 550 degrees C
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  in order to push the reaction to produce more ammonia
  
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Many people believe that to stop or limit the use of synthetic fertilizers would lead to mass starvation.
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  Is there no other alternative food source?
  
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While natural gas is among the more plentiful fossil fuels, this level of use is not sustainable in the long term
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  What happens when the source runs out?
  
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This leads to less nitrogen fixed naturally and increased reliance on synthetics.
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  What's the difference between naturally fixed nitrogen and synthetically fixed nitrogen?
  
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Gale Science In Context - Document - 2 views

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may have been the source of nitrogen for the earliest forms of life, although much controversy exists over the details
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  It is still debated whether or not the early life forms used nitrogen. Not enough evidence may be known.
  
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presence of an iron catalyst
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  Speeds up the reaction but doesn't change the equilibrium point
  
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strong color
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  What makes a color 'strong'?
  
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