FOR the analysis of the nitrate content of sea water, and for certain tests on alkaloids, it is necessary to have sulphuric acid free from all but the most minute amounts of nitric acid. After testing ...

Modern fertilizer manufacturing uses the Haber-Bosch and Ostwald processes to fix aerial nitrogen as ammonia, then oxidize the ammonia to nitric acid. Having already created a Haber-Bosch reactor for ...

Currently, nitric acid—a crucial chemical for weapons production—must be synthesized from ammonia, tying the United States to foreign exporters and presenting a supply chain risk in a future war.

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