Frank-Caro process

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The nitrogen fixation reaction of calcium carbide with nitrogen gas in a reactor vessel at about 1,000°C, producing nitrolim.

Word forms

Frank-Caro process

Etymology

Developed by the German chemists Adolph Frank and Nikodem Caro between 1895 and 1899.

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