ABSTRACT
Haber Also called Haber-Bosch and Haber-Bosch-Mittasch. A process for synthesizing ammonia from the elements, using high temperatures and pressures and an iron-containing catalyst. Invented by F. Haber at BASF in 1908. In 1909, C. Bosch of BASF built a pilot plant using an osmium-based catalyst; in 1913, a larger plant was built at Oppau, Germany. The process has been continually improved and is still of major importance worldwide. Haber was awarded the Nobel Prize for this work in 1918 but was infamous for his introduction of poison gases in World War I. Bosch was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1931.
