Ammonia synthesis: Catalyst and technologies

ACS Symposium Series

Volumn 1000, Issue , 2009, Pages 15-39

  Nielsen, Svend Erik ^a  

^a HALDOR TOPSØE A S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS;

AMMONIA SYNTHESIS; AMMONIA SYNTHESIS CATALYST; COMMERCIAL PROCESS; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; INDUSTRIAL USE; OPERATING PARAMETERS; PROSPECTIVES; STEAM PRODUCTION;

KINETIC THEORY;

EID: 80053921130     PISSN: 00976156     EISSN: 19475918     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1021/bk-2009-1000.ch002     Document Type: Conference Paper

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