Preface Foreword Chapter 1.Historical Evolution of Catalysts for Ammonia Synthesis 1.1 Introduction of Catalysts for Ammonia Synthesis 1.1.1 Co-Mo hydrogenation catalysts 1.1.2 Zinc oxide desulfurizer 1.1.3 Hydrocarbon steam reforming catalysts 1.1.4 CO high-temperature shift catalysts 1.1.5 CO low-temperature shift catalysts 1.1.6 Methanation catalysts 1.1.7 Refine catalysts 1.2 Historical Retrospect of Catalysts for Ammonia Synthesis 1.2.1 Basic studies on physical chemistry of ammonia synthesis reaction 1.2.2 Realization of ammonia synthesis under high pressure 1.2.3 Development of fused iron catalysts for ammonia synthesis 1.2.4 Development of ammonia synthesis catalysts in China 1.2.5 Development trend of ammonia synthesis catalysts 1.3 Development of Magnetite (Fe304) Based Fused Iron Catalysts 1.3.1 Magnetite (Fe304) based fused iron catalysts 1.3.2 Development of Fe304 based catalysts containing cobalt 1.4 Discovery of Wiistite Based Fused Iron Catalysts 1.4.1 Search for new breakthrough of the technique 1.4.2 Activity of wiistite (Fe1-xO) based catalysts 1.4.3 Reduction of Fe1-xO based catalysts 1.4.4 Technical characteristics of wiistite-based catalysts 1.4.5 Significance of the Fe1-xO-based catalysts in theory 1.4.6 Industrial application 1.5 Discovery of Ruthenium Based Catalysts 1.5.1 Properties of the elements in the activation of dinitrogen 1.5.2 Properties of the elements in ammonia synthesis 1.5.3 Alloying effect 1.5.4 Activated carbon supported ruthenium catalysts for ammonia synthesis References Chapter 2.Catalytic Reaction Mechanisms of Ammonia Synthesis 2.1 Introduction 2.1.1 The development of catalysis theory 2.1.2 The chemical essences of catalysis 2.1.3 The methodology of catalytic investigation 2.2 Adsorption and Heterogeneous Catalysis 2.2.1 Adsorption and heterogeneous catalysis 2.2.2 Non-uniformity of the surface of heterogeneous catalysts 2.2.3 Isotherms of chemisorptions 2.2.4 Rate of adsorption: Elovich equation 2.2.5 Chemisorption state 2.2.5.1 Chemisorption states of hydrogen 2.2.5.2 Adsorption states of nitrogen 2.2.5.3 Infrared spectroscopy study of nitrogen adsorption 2.2.5.4 The study of electronic energy spectroscopy for nitrogen adsorption 2.2.5.5 The study of adsorption of N2 on non-iron metals 2.3 Mechanism of Catalytic Ammonia Synthesis Reaction 2.3.1 Elementary reactions 2.3.2 Catalytic reaction mechanisms for ammonia synthesis 2.3.2.1 The mechanisms of ammonia synthesis reaction 2.3.2.2 The mechanisms of ammonia decomposition 2.3.2.3 Isotope exchanges of N2 2.3.2.4 Distinguishing reaction mechanisms 2.3.3 Analysis of microreaction (intrinsic) kinetics of ammonia synthesis 2.3.3.1 Analysis of reactor 2.3.3.2 The conclusion of microkinetic analysis 2.4 Kinetics of Overall Reactions for Ammonia Synthesis 2.4.1 General relation between overall reaction and elementary steps 2.4.2 Two-step sequences 2.4.3 Fundamental hypothesis of Temkin theory 2.4.4 The reaction rate equation of Temkin-Pyzhev for ammonia synthesis …… Chapter 3.Chemical Composition and Structure of FusedIron Catalysts Chapter 4.Preparation of Fused Iron Catalysts Chapter 5.Reduction of Fused Iron Catalysts Chapter 6.Ruthenium Based Ammonia Synthesis Catalysts Chapter 7.Performance Evaluation and Characterization of Catalysts Chapter 8.Performance and Application of Catalysts Chapter 9.Effect of Catalyst Performance on the Economic Benefits of Catalytic Process Chapter 10.Innovation and Speculation Index