Chemist no. 187 of 350 · Physical

Gerhard Ertl

1936-GermanyNobel Chemistry 2007

Chemical processes on solid surfaces

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The discovery, explained

Gerhard Ertl and the Chemistry of Surfaces: Watching Haber-Bosch Happen Atom by Atom

How Gerhard Ertl uncovered the step-by-step mechanism of ammonia synthesis on iron and CO oxidation on platinum. Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2007 explained.

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Biography

Gerhard Ertl: The Physicist Who Became a Surface Chemist and Won a Nobel Prize

Life of Gerhard Ertl, German physical chemist who won the 2007 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for studying reactions on solid surfaces, from Stuttgart to Berlin.

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