System and method to synthesize ammonia
AssigneeGas Technology Institute
InventorsRonald J. Stanis, Jeffrey A. Mays
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Abstract
A system and method for producing ammonia at high conversion rates. The system having a fluidized bed reactor with a fluidized zone with catalyst particles. The fluidized bed reactor is preferably configured to receive a continuous flow of solid sorbent particles, nitrogen, and hydrogen, with the catalyst particles being at least ten times larger than the sorbent particles. The method allows for the nitrogen and hydrogen react on a surface of the catalyst in order to generate ammonia that is adsorbed by the sorbent particles. The method extracts the adsorbed ammonia from the sorbent particles with a sorbent regenerator to product a pure ammonia product.
Claims27
A method of producing ammonia, the method comprising the following steps:
- flowing a stream of solid sorbent particles, hydrogen, and nitrogen into a reactor, wherein the reactor includes a fluidized bed of catalyst particles;
- generating ammonia by reacting the hydrogen and the nitrogen on a surface of the catalyst particles;
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- adsorbing the ammonia with the solid sorbent particles, wherein the catalyst particles are at least 10 times larger than the solid sorbent particles.
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