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Field-Induced Chemistry in Catalysis: High Pressure and High Fields

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High electrostatic fields of cations in zeolites and other catalysts is shown to modify the elctronic level struture of molecules. As an example, nitrogen molecules become nitrogen oxide like. It is argued that this is relevant for the Haber–Bosch synthesis. It is also pointed out that fields of the order of volts per Angstrom are equivalent to pressures of GigaPascals.

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Kreuzer, H.J. Field-Induced Chemistry in Catalysis: High Pressure and High Fields. Top Catal 63, 1497–1501 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11244-020-01358-0

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