The Haber Process is also called the Haber-Bosch process was one of the most important reactions ever developed for industrialization and agriculture.
The reaction is this: N2(g) + H2(g) -> 2NH3 (g)
By combining nitrogen gas with hydrogen gas under high heat and pressure, this process can create ammonia, which was pivotal in the agricultural industry at the time. Ammonia fertilizer is widely used in agriculture, and in a time where ammonia was scarce, this reaction provided a way to mass produce ammonia, making ammonia fertilizer widely available, which greatly helped the agricultural industry. This allowed us to produce more crops for a rapidly growing global population.
Even today, the Haber Process still has important implications, producing 100 million tons of fertilizer yearly--the food supply of 3.5 billion people, half of the world's population.
The reaction is this: N2(g) + H2(g) -> 2NH3 (g)
By combining nitrogen gas with hydrogen gas under high heat and pressure, this process can create ammonia, which was pivotal in the agricultural industry at the time. Ammonia fertilizer is widely used in agriculture, and in a time where ammonia was scarce, this reaction provided a way to mass produce ammonia, making ammonia fertilizer widely available, which greatly helped the agricultural industry. This allowed us to produce more crops for a rapidly growing global population.
Even today, the Haber Process still has important implications, producing 100 million tons of fertilizer yearly--the food supply of 3.5 billion people, half of the world's population.
