Usage of ammonia
Ammonia is a compound with the empirical formula NH3. It is widely used and can be found for example in plastic synthetic fibers and medications, but it turns out that the most common usage is to produce fertilizer. Even if ammonia is used by plants as a source of nitrogen, it could happen that little plants could die due to the toxicity of ammonia, so it is recommended to dilute it with some water.
The haber-bosch method
The Haber-bosch method is used by factory companies to produce ammonia. From hydrogen and nitrogen with the help of an iron catalyst, it is produced ammonia and heat (so it is an exergonic process). The reaction takes place at a temperature of 973 Fahrenheit and 200 atm.
Nitrogen (taken from the hair) and hydrogen (taken from hydrocarbons) are conveyed into a vessel, and it reacts under certain circumstances which were listed before. Since the reaction is reversible we need to trap ammonia which is our product and to do so we convey the gas (mixture of ammonia nitrogen and hydrogen) formed in the vessel into a condenser and since ammonia has a fairly lower boiling point it will condense and become liquid ammonia. The nitrogen and hydrogen will be conveyed back to the starting point and reused for the process.
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