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Created page with "== Overview == The '''Ostwald process''' is an industrial method for the production of nitric acid, a key chemical in the manufacture of fertilizers, explosives, and many other chemical products. This process was developed by the German chemist Wilhelm Ostwald in 1902 and has since become the primary method for nitric acid production worldwide. The process involves the catalytic oxidation of ammonia to nitrogen oxides, which are subsequently absorbed in..."