TY - MANSCPT DB - Science History Institute DP - Science History Institute M2 - Courtesy of Science History Institute. Rights: No Known Copyright TI - Gas storage facility at catalyst testing plant ID - bc386j30k DA - 1928/// YR - 1928 AV - Travis P. Hignett Collection of Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory Photographs, Box 1 VL - Travis P. Hignett Collection of Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory Photographs, Box 1 AN - Travis P. Hignett Collection of Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory Photographs, Box 1 UR - https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/bc386j30k AB - General view of the exterior of the gas storage facility at the Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory's catalyst testing plant. Two unidentified workers are visible on the right-hand side of the photograph. A sign reading "Danger Keep Fire Away" is affixed to the exterior of the storage area. The Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory (F.N.R.L.) was established at American University in 1919 under the directorship of Arthur B. Lamb. Initially part of the War Department, the F.N.R.L. was the successor to several wartime initiatives to develop a secure domestic supply of nitrate compounds necessary for the manufacture of explosives during World War I. With a staff of about 110 individuals, including 35 to 50 chemists, the F.N.R.L. focused on the manufacture, production, and development of products of atmospheric nitrogen, including munitions and fertilizers. KW - Nitrogen fertilizer industry KW - Nitrogen--Fixation KW - United States. Bureau of Chemistry and Soils KW - United States. Department of Agriculture LA - ER -