Haber process

Urban Farm DB summary

This Wikipedia article on the Haber (Haber-Bosch) process for industrial ammonia synthesis states that, as of 2018, the process produced 230 million tonnes of anhydrous ammonia per year, and that 'nearly 50%' of the nitrogen found in human tissues originated from it. Ammonia production is said to account for 1-2% of global energy consumption, 3-5% of natural gas production, and 3% of global carbon emissions, while nitrogen use efficiency is typically less than 50%, with farm runoff from excess use disrupting biological habitats. The article also credits the process with supporting global population growth from about 2 billion in the early 20th century to over 8 billion today.

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• 50 %

  human tissue nitrogen share(haber bosch process)

  SocialControl: reported as 'nearly 50%'
• 230 million_metric_tons

  annual output(ammonia production)

  Economics

  region

  Global

  year

  2018

• 3 %

  carbon emissions share(ammonia production)

  ClimateControl: share of global carbon emissions

  region

  Global

• 1–2 %

  energy supply share(ammonia production)

  ClimateControl: share of world energy supply

  region

  Global

• 3–5 %

  natural gas production share(ammonia production)

  ClimateControl: share of world natural gas production

  region

  Global

• typically less than 50 percent

  nitrogen use efficiency(synthetic nitrogen fertilizer)

  Policy

Direction of conclusions

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• Carbon / GHGMixedWith caveats