Premium
Nitrogen's Role in Industrial Systems
Author(s) -
Domene L. Alejandra Febre,
Ayres Robert U.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of industrial ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.377
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1530-9290
pISSN - 1088-1980
DOI - 10.1162/108819801753358517
Subject(s) - industrial ecology , production (economics) , key (lock) , component (thermodynamics) , nitrogen , biochemical engineering , environmental science , industrial production , reactive nitrogen , nitrogen cycle , business , environmental economics , environmental resource management , natural resource economics , computer science , engineering , economics , chemistry , sustainability , ecology , biology , physics , computer security , organic chemistry , keynesian economics , macroeconomics , thermodynamics
Summary Nitrogen is one of the key component elements in biological systems, but it also plays an increasingly important part in other areas of a modern industrial system. The starting point for almost all nitrogen‐based chemicals is ammonia. This article presents 1996 production and use statistics for ammonia and its most important derivatives. We also characterize the key production processes and emissions. Finally, we summarize losses and emissions of nitrogen within the sector.