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New Technology

Rjukan-Notodden Industrial Heritage Site2015

UNESCO World Heritage

UNESCO World Heritage

The first step in the chemical process - the electric arc furnace - made it possible, by means of electricity and magnetic waves, to achieve the high temperature required for the decomposition of atmospheric nitrogen. This method of production, known as the Birkeland-Eyde process, was in use for the first 25 years.
The first industrial scale production took place in Notodden in 1905, and contributed to a substantial increase in food production. Later, at the beginning of the 1930s, new factories were established at Notodden and Rjukan based on the Haber-Bosch process.

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  • Title: New Technology
  • Creator: Rjukan-Notodden Industrial Heritage Site
  • Date Created: 2015
  • Location Created: Norway
  • Rights: Svein Hurum/Norsk Industriarbeidermuseum
  • Location: Norway
  • Inscription Criteria: Criteria: (ii)(iv)
  • Date of Inscription: 2015
  • Category of Site: Cultural site
UNESCO World Heritage

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