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Cechetto V, Di Felice L, Gallucci F. Advances and Perspectives of H 2 Production from NH 3 Decomposition in Membrane Reactors. ENERGY & FUELS : AN AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY JOURNAL 2023; 37:10775-10798. [PMID: 37554726 PMCID: PMC10406105 DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.3c00760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2023] [Revised: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 08/10/2023]
Abstract
Hydrogen is often regarded as an ideal energy carrier. Its use in energy conversion devices does in fact not produce any pollutants. However, due to challenges related to its transportation and storage, liquid hydrogen carriers are being investigated. Among the liquid hydrogen carriers, ammonia is considered very promising because it is easy to store and transport, and its conversion to hydrogen has only nitrogen as a byproduct. This work focuses on a review of the latest results of studies dealing with ammonia decomposition for hydrogen production. After a general introduction to the topic, this review specifically focuses on works presenting results of membrane reactors for ammonia decomposition, particularly describing the different reactor configurations and operating conditions, membrane properties, catalysts, and purification steps that are required to achieve pure hydrogen for fuel cell applications.
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Affiliation(s)
- Valentina Cechetto
- Inorganic
Membranes and Membrane Reactors, Sustainable Process Engineering,
Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, De Rondom 70, 5612
AP Eindhoven, The
Netherlands
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- Inorganic
Membranes and Membrane Reactors, Sustainable Process Engineering,
Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, De Rondom 70, 5612
AP Eindhoven, The
Netherlands
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- Inorganic
Membranes and Membrane Reactors, Sustainable Process Engineering,
Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, De Rondom 70, 5612
AP Eindhoven, The
Netherlands
- Eindhoven
Institute for Renewable Energy Systems (EIRES), Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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Li K, Fang H, Duan X, Deng D. Efficient uptake of NH3 by dual active sites NH4SCN-imidazole deep eutectic solvents with low viscosity. J Mol Liq 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2021.116724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Chen Y, Chen H, Chen Z, Hu H, Deng C, Wang X. The benefits of autotrophic nitrogen removal from high concentration of urea wastewater through a process of urea hydrolysis and partial nitritation in sequencing batch reactor. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2021; 292:112762. [PMID: 34022646 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2021] [Revised: 04/18/2021] [Accepted: 04/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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For the sake of high efficiency and saving operational cost for high-concentration urea wastewater treatment, a novel two-stage partial nitritation (PN)-anammox process containing simultaneous urea hydrolysis and PN in sequencing batch reactor (SBR) was investigated. Although the influent urea concentration increased from 500 to 1200 mg/L, the SBR simultaneously achieved urea removal efficiency higher than 98% and stable PN with effluent NO2--N/NH4+-N ratio of 1.0-1.3 without any extra alkalinity addition. The intracellular hydrolysis was the dominant mechanism for urea removal and persistent free ammonia inhibition on nitrite-oxidizing bacteria was the main reason for nitrite accumulation of 97.92% in SBR. The subsequent anammox reactor showed efficient nitrogen removal performance with average ammonium removal efficiency, nitrogen removal efficiency and maximum nitrogen removal loading rate of 98.08%, 81.45% and 1.05 kg N·m-3·d-1 respectively. High-throughput sequencing results indicated Gemmatimonadetes became the most abundant bacterial phylum related to potential intracellular urea hydrolysis and displayed obvious ammonium-oxidizing bacteria enrichment and nitrite-oxidizing bacteria inhibition in SBR, and the dominant anammox bacteria (Candidatus_Kuenenia) in anammox reactor. The proposed process was proven to be promising for high-concentration urea wastewater treatment, facilitating the sustainable development of the urea industry in the future.
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- Yongxing Chen
- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China; The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, 510006, China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China; The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, 510006, China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China; The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, 510006, China; Hua An Biotech Co., Ltd., Foshan, 528300, China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China; The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, 510006, China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China; The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, 510006, China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China; The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, 510006, China; Hua An Biotech Co., Ltd., Foshan, 528300, China.
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Deep eutectic solvents with multiple weak acid sites for highly efficient, reversible and selective absorption of ammonia. Sep Purif Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2021.118791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Li ZL, Zhong FY, Huang JY, Peng HL, Huang K. Sugar-based natural deep eutectic solvents as potential absorbents for NH3 capture at elevated temperatures and reduced pressures. J Mol Liq 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2020.113992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Li ZL, Zhong FY, Zhou LS, Tian ZQ, Huang K. Deep Eutectic Solvents Formed by N-Methylacetamide and Heterocyclic Weak Acids for Highly Efficient and Reversible Chemical Absorption of Ammonia. Ind Eng Chem Res 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.9b04924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Zi-Liang Li
- Key Laboratory of Poyang Lake Environment and Resource Utilization of Ministry of Education, School of Resources Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330031, China
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- Key Laboratory of Poyang Lake Environment and Resource Utilization of Ministry of Education, School of Resources Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330031, China
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- Institute of Materials, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Jiangyou, Sichuan 621908, China
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- Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315201, China
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- Key Laboratory of Poyang Lake Environment and Resource Utilization of Ministry of Education, School of Resources Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330031, China
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Jiang WJ, Zhong FY, Zhou LS, Peng HL, Fan JP, Huang K. Chemical dual-site capture of NH3 by unprecedentedly low-viscosity deep eutectic solvents. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:2399-2402. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cc09043f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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It is found that ethylamine hydrochloride (EaCl) and phenol (PhOH) can form a new type of deep eutectic solvent (DES) with quite low viscosity, and two active sites for chemical absorption of NH3.
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- Wen-Jing Jiang
- Key Laboratory of Poyang Lake Environment and Resource Utilization of Ministry of Education
- School of Resources Environmental and Chemical Engineering
- Nanchang University
- Nanchang
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Poyang Lake Environment and Resource Utilization of Ministry of Education
- School of Resources Environmental and Chemical Engineering
- Nanchang University
- Nanchang
- China
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- Institute of Materials
- China Academy of Engineering Physics
- Jiangyou
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Poyang Lake Environment and Resource Utilization of Ministry of Education
- School of Resources Environmental and Chemical Engineering
- Nanchang University
- Nanchang
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Poyang Lake Environment and Resource Utilization of Ministry of Education
- School of Resources Environmental and Chemical Engineering
- Nanchang University
- Nanchang
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Poyang Lake Environment and Resource Utilization of Ministry of Education
- School of Resources Environmental and Chemical Engineering
- Nanchang University
- Nanchang
- China
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Karimipourfard D, Nemati N, Bahrani S, Rahimpour MR. Simultaneous Increase of H2 and Gasoline Production by Optimizing Thermally Coupled Methanol Steam Reforming with Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis. CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND PROCESS MODELING 2018. [DOI: 10.1515/cppm-2017-0079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The worldwide growing of gaseous pollutions amount has attracted a great deal of attention for development of clean energy resources like hydrogen. Recently, methanol steam reforming (MSR) has been considered as an effective method for hydrogen production compared to other fuels for reforming. Indeed, advantages of methanol such as its good accessibility and properties like its low boiling point and low probability of coke formation as well as high hydrogen to carbon ratio encourage utilizing this substance in reforming process. Therefore, in this work, MSR as an endothermic reaction has been innovatively coupled with Fischer-Tropsch (FT) exothermic synthesis in order to enhance the yield of hydrogen and gasoline production. Presence of membrane in the proposed thermally coupled membrane reactor (TCMR) promotes H2 separation as the desired product. A homogeneous one-dimensional steady- state model was considered in the present work. Differential evolution (DE) optimization technique was used to optimize feed molar flow rates and inlet temperatures in both endothermic and exothermic reaction sides with the aim of maximizing gasoline and H2 yields (in both sides). Results show 42.1 % increase in gasoline yield production and simultaneously high H2 production yield of 68.5 % in exothermic side compared with the industrial FT reactor that is considered as conventional reactor (CR). Moreover, the suggested configuration can be considered as an energy and cost effective strategy as a result of supplying required energy for endothermic section by generated heat in the exothermic side.
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Hydrogen production: Perspectives, separation with special emphasis on kinetics of WGS reaction: A state-of-the-art review. J IND ENG CHEM 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2016.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Modeling of synthesis gas and hydrogen production in a thermally coupling of steam and tri-reforming of methane with membranes. J IND ENG CHEM 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2013.08.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Karami MR, Keshavarz P, Khorram M, Mehdipour M. Analysis of ammonia separation from purge gases in microporous hollow fiber membrane contactors. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2013; 260:576-584. [PMID: 23811379 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2013] [Revised: 05/24/2013] [Accepted: 06/01/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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In this study, a mathematical model was developed to analyze the separation of ammonia from the purge gas of ammonia plants using microporous hollow fiber membrane contactors. A numerical procedure was proposed to solve the simultaneous linear and non linear partial differential equations in the liquid, membrane and gas phases for non-wetted or partially wetted conditions. An equation of state was applied in the model instead of Henry's law because of high solubility of ammonia in water. The experimental data of CO₂-water system in the literature was used to validate the model due to the lack of data for ammonia-water system. The model showed that the membrane contactor can separate ammonia very effectively and with recoveries higher than 99%. SEM images demonstrated that ammonia caused some micro-cracks on the surfaces of polypropylene fibers, which could be an indication of partial wetting of membrane in long term applications. However, the model results revealed that the membrane wetting did not have significant effect on the absorption of ammonia because of very high solubility of ammonia in water. It was also found that the effect of gas velocity on the absorption flux was much more than the effect of liquid velocity.
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- M R Karami
- Chemical Engineering Department, School of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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Mardanpour MM, Sadeghi R, Ehsani MR, Nasr Esfahany M. Enhancement of dimethyl ether production with application of hydrogen-permselective Pd-based membrane in fluidized bed reactor. J IND ENG CHEM 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2012.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Reduction in CO emissions along a two-stage hydrogen-permselective membrane reactor in methanol synthesis process. J IND ENG CHEM 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2011.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Hara S, Haraya K, Barbieri G, Drioli E. Estimating limit conversion for methane steam reforming in a palladium membrane reactor using countercurrent sweep gas. ASIA-PAC J CHEM ENG 2010. [DOI: 10.1002/apj.381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Rahimpour MR, Alizadehhesari K. A Novel Fluidized-Bed Membrane Dual-Type Reactor Concept for Methanol Synthesis. Chem Eng Technol 2008. [DOI: 10.1002/ceat.200800375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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