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New Insights into the Biological and Synthetic Fixation of Nitrogen
Author(s) -
Scheibel Markus G.,
Schneider Sven
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201200175
Subject(s) - nitrogen fixation , biochemical engineering , ammonia production , nitrogen , ammonia , fixation (population genetics) , chemistry , environmental chemistry , environmental science , nanotechnology , materials science , organic chemistry , biochemistry , engineering , gene
The fixation with fixation : Microorganisms have converted atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia for millions of years under ambient conditions, whereas the Haber–Bosch process requires high pressures and temperatures. Some recent studies on the biological and synthetic generation of ammonia should contribute to a better understanding of the mechanism of this reaction, which remains one of the most challenging goals for catalysis.