Nikodem Caro
Nikodem Caro (Polish pronunciation: Frank-Caro process. Caro became an important figure in the nitrogen fixation industry and a rival of Fritz Haber.[3]
Caro also contributed to the production of combat gases used by German troops during World War I.[1] After the war he became the first president of Bayerische Stickstoffwerke AG.[2]
Caro is the author of many works about various elements, synthesis a chemical compounds actions e.g. Gewinnung von Chlor und Salzsäure (1893), Landwirtschaftliche Untersuchungen (1895), Handbuch für Acetylen (1904),[4] Die Torflager als Kraftquellen (1907).[1]
After Hitler's rise to power he left Berlin, emigrating through Switzerland to Italy. Caro died in 1935 and was buried in Zürich.[1][2]
See also
- Heinrich Caro, inventor of the "Caro's acid" (peroxymonosulfuric acid)
- Poison gas in World War I
External links
References
- ^ a b c d "www.lodzjews.com". Archived from the original on 2007-10-21. Retrieved 2007-11-11.
- ^ a b c Degussa
- ^ Royal Society of Chemistry
- ^ Caro, N., A. Ludwig und J. H. Vogel, Handbuch für Acetylen in technischer und wissenschaftlicher Hinsicht. Braunschweig 1904.