hydrogen comes from methane from natural gas in the haber process.
hydrogen comes from methane from natural gas in the haber process.
where does hydrogen come from in the haber process?
methane from natural gas
the major source of hydrogen is methane from natural gas. the conversion, steam reforming, is conducted with steam in a high temperature and pressure tube inside a reformer with a nickel catalyst, separating the carbon and hydrogen atoms in the natural gas. other fossil fuel sources include coal, heavy fuel oil and naphtha, while hydrogen is also produced from biomass and water via electrolysis.









































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nitrogen gas (n) is very unreactive because the molecules are held together by strong triple bonds. the haber process relies on catalysts that accelerate the scission of this triple bond.
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the haber process, also called the haber–bosch process, is an artificial nitrogen fixation process and is the main industrial procedure for the production of ammonia today. it is named after its inventors, the german chemists fritz haber and carl bosch, who developed it in the first decade of the 20th century. the process converts atmospheric nitrogen (n) to ammonia (nh) by a reaction with hydrogen (h) using a metal catalyst under high temperatures and pressures:









































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