Ammonia
material · 1774 · Industrial Revolution
The basis of nitrogen fertilizers and a refrigerant.
Inventor: Joseph Priestley.
Principles and materials it uses
- Haber–Bosch process — uses. The Haber–Bosch synthesis.
- Nitrogen — is made of. Nitrogen from the air.
- Hydrogen — is made of. Hydrogen.
Where it is used
- Mineral fertilizer — is material for. Nitrogen fertilizers.
- Refrigerant — is material for. Ammonia was one of the first refrigerants.
- Maser — is material for. The first maser ran on ammonia.
- Maser — is used in. The working substance.