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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.
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BAHADUR, K., RANGANAYAKI, S. & SANTAMARIA, L. Photosynthesis of Amino-Acids from Paraformaldehyde involving the Fixation of Nitrogen in the Presence of Colloidal Molybdenum Oxide as Catalyst. Nature 182, 1668 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/1821668a0
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