Reactor, system and process for cracking ammonia

Abstract

An ammonia cracking reactor including one or more reaction tubes containing ammonia cracking catalyst; one or more fuel combustion elements for combusting fuel in a fuel combustion zone surrounding the one or more reaction tubes to provide heat energy to support the cracking of ammonia in the one or more reaction tubes; and one or more electrically powered heating elements to provide heat energy to support the cracking of ammonia in the one or more reaction tubes, wherein the one or more fuel combustion elements and the one or more electrically powered heating elements are provided in the same reactor for supporting the cracking of ammonia in the same reaction tubes and together form an electrically assisted fuel burning ammonia cracking reactor.

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