Direct synthesis of ammonia gas (Serpek Process)

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Astral Chemistry

7 жыл бұрын

We directly prepare ammonia gas from "air and water" by using magnesium metal! Enjoy!

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@picramide 7 жыл бұрын

This was fascinating. Thanks!

@Will-ql5db 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent. Thank you.

@YouMockMe 3 жыл бұрын

That's cool, thanks!

@garrysekelli6776 Жыл бұрын

Uht oh. İ looked directly at the burning magnetium.

@MrBradshawbenjamin 3 жыл бұрын

this is the only time I've heard that song other than on Armoured Skeptic

@jaredgarden2455 5 жыл бұрын

Great, now i have another reason to go buy another 5kg of magnesium. I already have 15kg of ingots sitting there, this is just getting ridiculous up to this point, atleast ill always have a good reducing agent on hand. Also does this mean that lithium isn't the only metal that can react directly with nitrogen.

@BackYardScience2000 4 жыл бұрын

Strontium will react with nitrogen as well, resulting in strontium nitride.

@a3b36a04 Жыл бұрын

You can hoard urine for ammonia as i do.

@a3b36a04 Жыл бұрын

Actually I take my words back.

@spookywizard4980 6 жыл бұрын

Dang where do you find this stuff? This definitely wouldn't be economical would it

@russellbrown7028 4 жыл бұрын

I believe the Serpek process was used commercially for a time during the 20th Century using Bauxite, but the Haber-Bosch process proved to be more efficient once they met the challenge of dealing with the very high pressures required.

@danieljohnson3024 4 жыл бұрын

Molten salt electrolysis?

@koukouzee2923 3 жыл бұрын

Melt the salt "very high temps" Stick in 2 electrodes You get the metal on the anode I guess And depending on the salt what you get on the cathode You can find some videos on making sodium metal by electrolysis since it doesnt have a very high melting point And cody did make aluminum metal from aluminum oxide using electrolysis

@elephystry 7 жыл бұрын

Song?

@astralchemistry8732 7 жыл бұрын

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@elephystry 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much :)

@nunyabisnass1141 6 жыл бұрын

The song is "you're mama" by Got the D. Ill see myself out.

@Will-ql5db 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's not worth it to "purify" the air used in the reaction (to remove the Oxygen), since it's just easier to use EXCESS magnesium to take up the oxygen. The only remaining question of practicality is the recyclability of the magnesium (since magnesium is not cheap & it is finite): *COULD Mg(OH) be recycled back to Mg? COULD MgO be recycled back to Mg?* Besides the above it is VERY interesting to see Ammonia created WITHOUT the need to purify N2, WITHOUT the need to obtain H2, and WITHOUT the need for expensive compressors & other machines.