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Haber Process for the Production of Ammonia During World War I Germans needed Nitrogen to produce explosive. Owing to the blockage of supply of ammonia, Germans were looking for methods of preparation of large-scale production of ammonia. In 1909 Fritz Haber described the process by combining nitrogen and hydrogen. This process is called Heber Process. Later on Carl Bosch developed the Haber synthesis into an industrial process. Raw Materials: * The raw materials for creating ammonia are air for nitrogen N2 (g) and methane and water for hydrogen H2 (g). CH4 (g) + H2O (g) Ni catalyst ----------> 700oC CO (g) + 3H2(g) * Methane CH4 (g) is reacted with steam H2O (g) to give carbon dioxide CO2 (g) and hydrogen H2 (g). 2CH4(g) + O2 (g) + 4N2(g) (air) Ni catalyst ---------> 2CO(g) + 4H2(g) + 4N2(g) * Carbon monoxide (CO) in the mixture is oxidised to CO2 using steam and an iron oxide catalyst: CO (g) + H2O (g) Iron oxide catalyst ------------------> H2...

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