Etymology

Frank-Caro process

Today it means: The nitrogen fixation reaction of calcium carbide with nitrogen gas in a reactor vessel at about 1,000°C, producing nitrolim. Full definition →

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

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