ext_290201 ([identity profile] twoeleven.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] james_davis_nicoll 2005-03-10 12:16 am (UTC)

i think that's backwards. we use heat and pressure cause our catalysts aren't as good as enzymes (generally). compare, say, a field of beans happily fixing nitrogen at ambient conditions to the haber process, which runs at 400 C and 200 atm.

otoh, the requirement to run in water does limit the choice of substrates somewhat.

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