Abstract
The reaction rate in stoichiometric mixtures of nitrogen and hydrogen or deuterium has been measured on two different doubly promoted iron catalysts, between 218 and 302 °C, ⅓ and 1 atm and over a 300-fold range of efficiencies. The kinetic data as well as the isotope effect indicate that the rate-determining step is the chemisorption of nitrogen on a surface mainly covered with NH radicals. The presence on the surface of NH radicals instead of nitrogen atoms opens new perspectives on the kinetics and mechanism of ammonia synthesis.
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