Question

How is ammonia manufactured industrially?

Answer 1

Ammonia is prepared on a large-scale by the Haber’s process.

The optimum conditions for manufacturing ammonia are:

(i) Pressure (around 200 × 10⁵ Pa)

(ii) Temperature (4700 K)

(iii) Catalyst such as iron oxide with small amounts of Al₂O₃ and K₂O