1 - Challenges and Opportunities Flashcards
1
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It is a process that fixes nitrogen to hydrogen to produce ammonia - a critical part in the manufacture of plant fertilizers.
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Haber-Bosch process
2
Q
It was the first industrial chemical process to use high pressure for a chemical reaction which directly combines nitrogen from the air with hydrogen under extremely high pressures and moderately high temperatures.
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Haber-Bosch process
2
Q
It is a nonrenewable resource that comes from phosphate rock. It is also an essential component in ATP, an energy-bearing component.
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Phosphorus
2
Q
It is the point in time when the maximum rate of global oil production is reached.
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Peak Oil
3
Q
It refers to the long-term shifts in temperature and weather patterns.
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Climate Change
