Haber process

noun

1. a process for synthesizing ammonia from gaseous nitrogen and hydrogen under high pressure and temperature in the presence of a catalyst.

Haber process

/ ˈhɑːbə /

noun

1. an industrial process for producing ammonia by reacting atmospheric nitrogen with hydrogen at about 200 atmospheres (2 × 10 ⁷pascals) and 500°C in the presence of a catalyst, usually iron

Word History and Origins

Origin of Haber process¹

Named after Fritz Haber

Word History and Origins

Origin of Haber process¹

named after Fritz Haber (1868–1934), German chemist

Example Sentences

On another track, he breaks down the Haber process, in an attempt to cram for a Chemistry test.

From BBC

Bert de Jong at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California has his eye on applications in chemistry, such as finding alternatives to the Haber process for the manufacture of ammonia.

From Nature

First, nitrogen gas must be converted into ammonia through the Haber process, which is notorious for its low reaction efficiency.

From Nature

Textbooks talk about the Haber process, named after German chemist Fritz Haber, who made the theoretical breakthrough, but it is more properly called the Haber–Bosch process.

From Nature

The Haber process alone contributes significantly to greenhouse gas production: first, hydrogen is produced through steam-reformation of natural gas, which is then combined with nitrogen gas from the atmosphere at incredibly high temperature.

From Scientific American