Springer - Nitrogen Capture: The Growth of an International Industry

Explore the history of the synthetic nitrogen industry through this detailed monograph by Springer. This book provides a comprehensive account of how nitrogen production became the forerunner of the 20th-century chemical industry across Europe, the United States, and Asia. Building upon earlier research regarding World War I, this expanded work looks at the decade and a half following the war. It examines the international development of the industry and the new technologies that emerged to rival the Haber-Bosch ammonia process. Readers will learn about the global impact of fixed nitrogen, specifically through calcium cyanamide and ammonia. This text is an essential resource for those studying the history of chemistry and the evolution of industrial chemical processes. It offers a deep look into the technological shifts and global economic changes driven by the need for synthetic nitrogen during a transformative era in history.