What are the disadvantages for an iron catalyst in Production of ammonia?

Discombobula

I can’t think of any 🤔

Reply 1

Blue_Cow

Original post by Discombobula

I can’t think of any 🤔

Iron rusts.

Reply 2

Discombobula

Original post by Blue_Cow

Iron rusts.

I thought that was only with oxygen 🤔

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It is not as effective as platinum? It gets poisoned easily?

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charco

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Original post by Pigster

It is not as effective as platinum? It gets poisoned easily?

I don't know the answer to this question.

It doesn't need to be particularly effective, as the Haber process is cyclical and under the conditions used the equiibrium is attained rapidly enough.

I can't believe that it gets poisoned more easily than platinum. However, ALL heterogeneous catalysts lose some activity as other compounds adsorb onto the surface.

Industry is not daft, if it was no good (the best/cheapest) it would not be used.

I would say that the answer is "none", there are no disadvantages. But hey, what do I know ...

Reply 6

Pigster

Original post by charco

I would say that the answer is "none", there are no disadvantages. But hey, what do I know ...

I would agree: I don't know of any reasons. I just took the Q at face value. If there are reasons, they were my best guesses. Hence the question marks.