Ostwald process

The Ostwald process is a chemical process used for making nitric acid (HNO3).[1] The Ostwald process is a mainstay of the modern chemical industry, and it provides the main raw material for the most common type of fertilizer production.[2] Historically and practically, the Ostwald process is closely associated with the Haber process, which provides the requisite raw material, ammonia (NH3). This method is preferred over other methods of nitric acid production, in that it is less expensive and more efficient.[3]

  1. ^ Thiemann, Michael; Scheibler, Erich; Wiegand, Karl Wilhelm (2005). "Nitric Acid, Nitrous Acid, and Nitrogen Oxides". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a17_293. ISBN 978-3-527-30673-2.
  2. ^ Kroneck, Peter M. H.; Torres, Martha E. Sosa (2014). The Metal-Driven Biogeochemistry of Gaseous Compounds in the Environment. Dordrecht: Springer. p. 215. ISBN 978-94-017-9268-4.
  3. ^ "Ostwald Process". Unacademy. Retrieved 2024-09-05.