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US 12,000,333 B2Granted
Systems and methods for processing ammonia
AssigneeAMOGY Inc.
InventorsYoung Suk Jo, Hyunho Kim, Gregory Robert Johnson, Matthew Jacob Montgomery
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides systems and methods for processing ammonia. The system may comprise one or more reactor modules configured to generate hydrogen from a source material comprising ammonia. The hydrogen generated by the one or more reactor modules may be used to provide additional heating of the reactor modules (e.g., via combustion of the hydrogen), or may be provided to one or more fuel cells for the generation of electrical energy.
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A method of ammonia decomposition, comprising:
- (a) decomposing ammonia (NH3) using one or more catalysts of one or more reactors to generate at least hydrogen (H2) and nitrogen (N2), wherein a plurality of heating elements are in thermal communication with the one or more catalysts, wherein the plurality of heating elements comprise at least one electrical heater and at least one combustion heater, and wherein the NH3 is provided to the one or more reactors from one or more storage tanks in fluid communication with the one or more reactors;
- (b) using the at least one combustion heater, combusting at least a portion of the H2 generated from the one or more reactors to heat the one or more reactors to a temperature within a target temperature range;
- (c) using a fuel cell to consume a first fraction of the H2 provided from the one or more reactors to generate electricity;
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- (d) reducing the electricity generated by the fuel cell while maintaining the one or more reactors within the target temperature range.
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