The Haber–Bosch Process Revisited: On the Real Structure and Stability of “Ammonia Iron” under Working Conditions

作者：Timur Kandemir, M. Schuster, Anatoliy Senyshyn, Malte Behrens, Robert Schlögl · 发表于：Angewandte Chemie International Edition · 年份：2013 · DOI：10.1002/anie.201305812 · 被引用次数：738 · 研究领域：Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction、Hydrogen Storage and Materials、Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions

In situ neutron diffraction was used to study the structural properties of an industrial ammonia synthesis catalyst under working conditions similar to those of the Haber–Bosch process. Despite favorable thermodynamics, no indications of reversible bulk nitridation of the iron catalyst was observed in a self-generated ammonia concentration of 12 vol % at 425 °C and 75 bar after 88 h on stream.