Question

Name two industrial processes in which heterogeneous catalysts are employed.

Answer 1

Two industrial processes in which heterogeneous catalysts are employed are the Haber process (for ammonia synthesis) and the Contact process (for sulfuric acid manufacture). In the Haber process, finely divided iron acts as the catalyst, while in the Contact process, platinized asbestos or vanadium pentoxide (V₂O₅) is used as the catalyst.