A síntese da amônia: alguns aspectos históricos
AUTOR(ES)
Chagas, Aécio Pereira
FONTE
Química Nova
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2007-02
RESUMO
The ammonia synthesis from its elements plays an important role in the survival of humankind. A short historical development of discoveries of the nitrogen cycle, the nitrogen sources for agriculture and the ammonia synthesis (in laboratory and industry) are presented. Some brief aspects of nitrogen chemistry are described. Short biographies of Fritz Haber and Carl Bosch, the main persons in this epopee, are also presented.
