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Enriching the Earth: Fritz Haber, Carl Bosch, and the Transformation of World Food Production
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Enriching the Earth: Fritz Haber, Carl Bosch, and the Transformation of World Food Production

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He then looks at various attempts to expand natural nitrogen flows through mineral and synthetic fertilisers. The core of the book is a detailed narrative of the discovery of ammonia synthesis in 1908 by Fritz Haber - a discovery scientists had sought for over hundred years - and its commercialisation by Carl Bosch and the chemical company BASF. Smil also examines the emergence of the large-scale nitrogen fertiliser industry and analyses the extent of global dependence on the Haber-Bosch process and its biospheric consequences. Finally, he looks at the role of nitrogen in civilisation.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd
Country
United States
Date
7 May 2004
Pages
358
ISBN
9780262693134

He then looks at various attempts to expand natural nitrogen flows through mineral and synthetic fertilisers. The core of the book is a detailed narrative of the discovery of ammonia synthesis in 1908 by Fritz Haber - a discovery scientists had sought for over hundred years - and its commercialisation by Carl Bosch and the chemical company BASF. Smil also examines the emergence of the large-scale nitrogen fertiliser industry and analyses the extent of global dependence on the Haber-Bosch process and its biospheric consequences. Finally, he looks at the role of nitrogen in civilisation.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd
Country
United States
Date
7 May 2004
Pages
358
ISBN
9780262693134