Sussex大学的化学家们,成功地进行了模仿固氮菌反应的电化学反应. R. Richards认为,该反应有可能取代传统的哈伯制氨法(Haber process).Haber法以铁为催化剂,在高温高压下,由氮和氢合成氨.而自然界的固氮菌是采用以钼为活性中心的固氮酶,在温和条件下进行反应的.目前,尽管其复杂的反应机理还未搞清,但从单纯的模型可知,钼直接与氮分子结合并供给电子以切断三键使其变成带有负电荷的氮,然后再与氢离子结合生成氨. Chemists at Sussex University have successfully conducted electrochemical reactions that mimic azotobacter reactions.R. Richards believes the reaction is likely to replace the traditional Haber process with Haber’s method using iron as a catalyst, Under high temperature and high pressure, nitrogen and hydrogen are used to synthesize ammonia, while nitrogen-fixing bacteria in nature use nitrogenase which takes molybdenum as an active center and react under mild conditions.At present, although its complicated reaction mechanism has not been clarified, The model shows that molybdenum binds directly to nitrogen molecules and supplies electrons to shut off the triple bond to turn it into a negatively charged nitrogen, which is then combined with hydrogen ions to produce ammonia.