Haber process

American  

noun

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

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Haber process British  

/ ˈhɑːbə /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of Haber process

Named after Fritz Haber

Example Sentences

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

From BBC • Oct. 27, 2020

The commercial production of ammonia is by the direct combination of the elements in the Haber process:

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

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 • Sep. 4, 2013

The quality of Haber’s research is beyond critique—students today still learn about the Haber process of synthesizing ammonia, and its role in fertilizer manufacturing has eased famine.

From Slate • Oct. 8, 2012

I refer to the Haber process for the production of synthetic ammonia.

From The Riddle of the Rhine; chemical strategy in peace and war by Lefebure, Victor