Photosynthesis of Amino-Acids from Paraformaldehyde involving the Fixation of Nitrogen in the Presence of Colloidal Molybdenum Oxide as Catalyst
Abstract
APART from the various physico-chemical methods used in industry for the fixation of atmospheric nitrogen, it is well known that quite a number of micro-organisms1 are able to fix under mild conditions a considerable quantity of atmospheric nitrogen. In this bacterial fixation, it has been observed that molybdenum takes a prominent role2 as a catalyst.
- Publication:
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Nature
- Pub Date:
- December 1958
- DOI:
- 10.1038/1821668a0
- Bibcode:
- 1958Natur.182.1668B