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What is the #"Ostwald process"#?

Answer 1

Peyton Adams

Just to retire this the question, the Ostwald process is the industrial process for nitric acid manufacture........

Because the Ostwald process uses tons of ammonia, it is a great complement to the Haber process for nitrogen fixation.

#4 NH_3(g) + 5O_2 (g) rarr 4NO(g) + 6H_2O(g) +Delta#

And once you got #NO#, this can be oxidized up to nitric acid...

#NO(g) + 1/2O_2(g) rarrNO_2(g)#

And lastly...

#3NO_2(g)+H_2O(l) rarr 2HNO_3(l) + NO(g) #

It is possible to separate the nitrous oxide and recycle it into the earlier procedures.

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Answer 2

Olivia Anton

The Ostwald process is a chemical process used to produce nitric acid from ammonia. It involves the oxidation of ammonia to form nitrogen dioxide, which is then reacted with water to produce nitric acid.

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