Bergius

Bergius used high-pressure methods to prepare oil by the hydrogenation of coal, and Bosch, like Bergius working at the large concern I.G. Farben, later improved the procedure by finding a good catalyst for the Bergius process.

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry: The Development of Modern Chemistry 2010

Industrial chemistry was first recognized in 1931 (Bergius, Bosch), but many more recent prizes for basic contributions lie close to industrial applications, for example, those in polymer chemistry.

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry: The Development of Modern Chemistry 2010

Bergius, both from Heidelberg, "for the invention and development of chemical high pressure methods".

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry: The Development of Modern Chemistry 2010

The Bergius hydrogenation process was deemed the better of the two.

The Prize Daniel Yergin 2008

In 1931, German science and, in particular, hydrogenation received the highest accolade: Bergius, the inventor of the hydrogenation technique, and Carl Bosch, the chairman of I. G. Farben, shared the Nobel Prize in chemistry.

The Prize Daniel Yergin 2008

In 1931, German science and, in particular, hydrogenation received the highest accolade: Bergius, the inventor of the hydrogenation technique, and Carl Bosch, the chairman of I. G. Farben, shared the Nobel Prize in chemistry.

The Prize Daniel Yergin 2008

The Bergius hydrogenation process was deemed the better of the two.

The Prize Daniel Yergin 2008

In 1913, the German chemist Friedrich Bergius first succeeded in extracting a liquid from coal in a process that became known as hydrogenation.

The Prize Daniel Yergin 2008

In 1913, the German chemist Friedrich Bergius first succeeded in extracting a liquid from coal in a process that became known as hydrogenation.

The Prize Daniel Yergin 2008

In addition, I. G. Farben, which acquired the patent rights in 1926 to the Bergius process, was politically more powerful than the sponsors of Fischer-Tropsch.

The Prize Daniel Yergin 2008