Editorial
Most people are completely unaware of the technical N 2 fixation (TNF) invention in
the year 1909 by Haber and Bosch. TNF invention is prime example for one of the
absolute foundation stones of modern existence and enables chemistry to develop N
containing polymers which are worldwide used (Chap. 1) and agriculture keeping
over half of the human race alive by overplaying the nitrogen shortage in food
production.
Before TNF invention the N 2 fixing bacteria and archaea on Earth with all their
growth limitations in waters and soils alone were qualified to keep large swathes
of the human race alive. Such creatures developed long before Haber–Bosch’s
invention the idea to couple N 2 fixation with the photosynthesis process. The direct
use of sun’s energy to convert N 2 and H 2 into NH 3 is basis of enzymes, needed to
form biomass. The Haber and Bosch invention, based on the pre-exercised nature’s
thoughts, allows synthesizing in huge reactors all over the world nearly 300 tons of
ammonia per minute by using sun’s energy stored in mineral oil. All over the world
running NH 3 synthesizing reactors convert with mineral oil generated high temperatures, carefully-worked-out iron-based catalysts and under high pressures N 2
and H 2 into NH 3 and would the such driven reactors stop working the human
population would looking at mass famines within months and would have a decent
shot at collapsing our civilization, not seen since the Black Death.
NH 3 , unimportant whether biologically or technically produced by N 2 fixation,
channels through a complex of separate functioning bacteria, archaea, fungi, protozoa, nematodes, and all other animals and plants. NH 4
+ incorporated into proteins
is oxidized to NO 3
- and NO 3
- after reduction to N 2 under energy gain returns to the
atmosphere (Chaps. 1–5). On the cycling of fixed N 2 Nature’s productivity is based.
A high biodiversity can develop by having long term adapted on N shortage,
because biological N 2 fixation has a limited NH 3 production capacity and curtails
monoculturing agriculture in its productivity (Fig. 1).
TNF invention enabled monoculturing agriculture to surpass the NH 4
+ plant
demand, driving the nitrifying bacteria, archaea consortium to top efficiency. The
synthetic NH 4
+ chemistry overplays the soil biodiversity roles in agricultural fields
by consuming high amounts of in oil stored energy (Chaps. 2–5). The wealth of
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Most people are completely unaware of the technical N 2 fixation (TNF) invention in
the year 1909 by Haber and Bosch. TNF invention is prime example for one of the
absolute foundation stones of modern existence and enables chemistry to develop N
containing polymers which are worldwide used (Chap. 1) and agriculture keeping
over half of the human race alive by overplaying the nitrogen shortage in food
production.
Before TNF invention the N 2 fixing bacteria and archaea on Earth with all their
growth limitations in waters and soils alone were qualified to keep large swathes
of the human race alive. Such creatures developed long before Haber–Bosch’s
invention the idea to couple N 2 fixation with the photosynthesis process. The direct
use of sun’s energy to convert N 2 and H 2 into NH 3 is basis of enzymes, needed to
form biomass. The Haber and Bosch invention, based on the pre-exercised nature’s
thoughts, allows synthesizing in huge reactors all over the world nearly 300 tons of
ammonia per minute by using sun’s energy stored in mineral oil. All over the world
running NH 3 synthesizing reactors convert with mineral oil generated high temperatures, carefully-worked-out iron-based catalysts and under high pressures N 2
and H 2 into NH 3 and would the such driven reactors stop working the human
population would looking at mass famines within months and would have a decent
shot at collapsing our civilization, not seen since the Black Death.
NH 3 , unimportant whether biologically or technically produced by N 2 fixation,
channels through a complex of separate functioning bacteria, archaea, fungi, protozoa, nematodes, and all other animals and plants. NH 4
+ incorporated into proteins
is oxidized to NO 3
- and NO 3
- after reduction to N 2 under energy gain returns to the
atmosphere (Chaps. 1–5). On the cycling of fixed N 2 Nature’s productivity is based.
A high biodiversity can develop by having long term adapted on N shortage,
because biological N 2 fixation has a limited NH 3 production capacity and curtails
monoculturing agriculture in its productivity (Fig. 1).
TNF invention enabled monoculturing agriculture to surpass the NH 4
+ plant
demand, driving the nitrifying bacteria, archaea consortium to top efficiency. The
synthetic NH 4
+ chemistry overplays the soil biodiversity roles in agricultural fields
by consuming high amounts of in oil stored energy (Chaps. 2–5). The wealth of
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