Hydrogen from ammonia decomposition

Background:

The urgent need to address climate change has motivated governments around the world to set ambitious net-zero emissions targets. Hydrogen has emerged as a key player in achieving these goals. Europe, in particular, is expected to play an important role in the hydrogen market. Therefore, it is essential to focus on the need for improvements in technology that overcome challenges to increasing efficiency and lowering environmental impacts. Ammonia can offer a scalable approach for satisfying the growing demand for clean hydrogen.

Project:

The objective of this work is to develop an innovative method for lowering the energy required for ammonia decomposition. Initial experiments will investigate ammonia decomposition under various catalyst types to assess their performance. Subsequently, different methods for providing the necessary activation energy for the reaction will be explored, with the goal of optimizing the process for the most favorable outcomes. The experiments will be conducted using a laboratory-scale stagnation point flow reactor (SFR) due to its advantages, including one-dimensional gas movement, zero catalyst dimensions, and simplified calculations.

Contact: Sadaf Davari, Camilo Cárdenas, Patrick Lott, Olaf Deutschmann

Funding: Internal Funding