| abstract |
The present invention provides a metal-supported material, a supported metal catalyst, and an ammonia synthesis method using the catalyst, wherein the metal-supported material is characterized in that a transition metal is supported on a carrier, and the carrier is a metal hydride represented by the following general formula (1). XH n ... (1) (in the general formula (1), X represents at least one selected from the group consisting of a group 2 atom, a group 3 atom and a lanthanide atom of the periodic Table, and n is a number represented by 2. ltoreq. n.ltoreq.3). |