Objectives
Demonstrating highly innovative technologies, processes, business models or products/services, that are sufficiently mature and have a significant potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Hydrogen & Ammonia production from Sea Water and Renewable Source of Energy
Summary: Projects on zero-carbon technologies and processes in all sectors covered by Directive 2003/87/EC (the EU ETS Directive)
Thematic Categories
Environment and Climate Change (Research, Technological Development and Innovation)
Budget
7 500 000€ (supported by Innovation Funds of Europe)
Process description
Ammonia is synthesized from nitrogen and hydrogen at high temperature and high pressure. The molecular formula is NH3 and the molecular weight is 17. It is a colorless gas at normal temperature with a strong irritating odor, flammable and toxic. The highest operating concentration in the air is 30mg/Nm3. It can be turned into liquid by cooling and pressurizing, and the boiling point of liquid ammonia is -33.5oC. Liquid ammonia is a refrigerant and an important raw material for chemical, perfume and medicine, energy and fuel industries.
The Green Ammonia Plant mainly includes the following units: Nitrogen preparation unit, Hydrogen preparation unit, Ammonia synthesis unit, Ammonia compression unit, Liquid ammonia storage unit and utility unit.