Clariant Develops Next-Generation Ammonia Cracking Catalyst for Global Hydrogen Revolution

● 14 million euros in funding for the AmmoRef project to develop ammonia cracking catalysts and process technologies that enable industrial-scale hydrogen transport

● Hydrogen is converted to ammonia for transport and reverse converted when used

● Clariant continues to be committed to innovation, helping to realize the energy transition of the new hydrogen economy by developing more advanced catalysts for a variety of sustainable technologies

28 December 2021 - Clariant catalysts are playing an increasingly prominent role in this "green hydrogen revolution"
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The company is currently actively participating in the sub-project "AmmoRef" of the high-profile German government project "TransHyDE", whose mission is to develop ammonia cracking process technologies and catalysts to create ideal conditions for future hydrogen energy transportation, especially long-distance transportation
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The TransHyDE project, with a total investment of 135 million euros, and AmmoRef, as a sub-project of which the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) has been awarded 14 million euros be prepared
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TransHyDE is one of three flagship hydrogen projects aimed at preparing Germany for the era of hydrogen economy
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Marvin Estenfelder, R&D Director of Clariant's Catalysts business unit, commented: "We are honored to be working with the world's leading scientists to support the transition to a clean hydrogen economy in Germany and around the world
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Clariant has been working on this for many years.
One area of ​​R&D and cross-industry collaboration, we have developed many catalysts for innovative hydrogen energy applications
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We firmly believe that by working together, we can achieve pure hydrogen reduction from ammonia and achieve efficient and safe large-scale hydrogen can be transported
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Although green hydrogen is an abundant and versatile clean energy, its volatile nature and extremely low density make hydrogen energy transportation difficult and expensive
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An economically viable approach is to convert the hydrogen to ammonia (NH3) for transport, and then to release it reductively at the point of use
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This release process can be achieved by ammonia cracking (decomposition) to produce hydrogen
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Although commercial processes and catalysts are currently available, energy costs are relatively high
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The AmmoRef project aims to develop novel catalysts and process technologies for ammonia splitting at lower energy costs and higher efficiency
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Clariant will collaborate non-exclusively with other renowned partners from academia and industry, including Prof.
Schlögl (Max-Planck Institute in Berlin and Mülheim), Prof.
Muhler (Ruhr University Bochum), Prof.
Behrens (University of Kiel), Prof.
Lerch (Technical University Berlin), as well as ThyssenKrupp and BASF
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Clariant's role in the AmmoRef project is to use its in-depth understanding of chemical reactions and catalytic processes to develop new generations and improve existing ammonia cracking catalysts
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In addition, Clariant also provides the industry-leading ammonia synthesis catalyst AmoMax®10 Plus for the synthesis of green ammonia
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The project will further strengthen Clariant's position as one of the technology leaders in the new hydrogen economy related to ammonia
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Clariant is also involved in other major projects involving the renewable hydrogen value chain
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These include the Kopernikus project and initiative to promote renewable energy and the Carbon2Chem project to reduce industrial CO2 emissions, both of which are funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)
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The company has extensive expertise in hydrogen production technologies and offers a broad portfolio of sorbents and catalysts for hydrogen production, component conditioning and purification, and the transformation of hydrogen energy into sustainable chemicals and fuels.
catalyst
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