Ammonia

January 2025 CEP Preview

Karen Simpson — Wed, 15 Jan 2025 22:10:32 +0000

January 15, 2025

This issue, using autothermal reformer-based ammonia production, distillation simulation in toll manufacturing, a look at new products, and much more.

Autothermal Reformer-Based Ammonia Production

Karen Simpson — Thu, 02 Jan 2025 16:29:23 +0000

A relatively new way of producing hydrogen using autothermal reforming makes carbon capture easier for blue ammonia production.

January

2025

December 2024 CEP Preview

Karen Simpson — Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:23:59 +0000

December 16, 2024

This month, lessons from Shell's energy transition, carbon storage in saline formations, cleaner ethane cracking, blue vs. gray ammonia, and much more.

From Gray to Blue: The Push to Decarbonize Ammonia

Karen Simpson — Mon, 02 Dec 2024 22:07:51 +0000

Blue ammonia offers a sustainable alternative to traditional gray ammonia production by taking advantage of new advances in CCS technologies.

December

2024

2024 Annual Safety in Ammonia Plants and Related Facilities Symposium

Douglas Clark — Fri, 22 Nov 2024 17:46:46 +0000

November 22, 2024

More than 300 attendees came from around the world to discuss topics such as safely scaling clean ammonia production, AI in ammonia production, and much more.

Ammonia Sampling: Safe, Accurate, and Efficient Sampling Methods

Denieka Bean — Wed, 21 Aug 2024 13:40:46 +0000

August 23, 2024

The process of testing ammonia can be an arduous one, but recent technological advancement can make the ammonia sampling process simpler and efficient.

Ammonia As a Liquid Hydrogen Carrier: Ab Initio Multiscale Catalytic Synthesis/Cracking Reaction Modelling

Site Administrator — Wed, 27 Mar 2024 13:28:00 +0000

Conference Presentation

AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety

March 27, 2024

Introduction Ammonia is gaining recognition as a carbon-free fuel for energy-intensive applications, particularly transportation, industry, and power...

Potential for Decarbonizing Ammonia Production Using Cargen® Technology

Site Administrator — Tue, 26 Mar 2024 15:15:00 +0000

Conference Presentation

AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety

March 26, 2024

Ammonia (NH3) stands as a pivotal industrial chemical, primarily synthesized through the renowned Haber-Bosch process. Beyond its significance in...

Ammonia: Sources, Impacts, Monitoring, and Solutions

Site Administrator — Tue, 26 Mar 2024 14:55:00 +0000

Conference Presentation

AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety

March 26, 2024

Ammonia has long been a contaminant of concern in ethylene units. It can enter as an impurity in cracked and uncracked feeds, as well as generated...

Is Rollover Possible in an Ammonia Storage Tank?

Karen Simpson — Fri, 02 Feb 2024 19:34:38 +0000

This article demystifies the confusion surrounding a phenomenon known as rollover and explains that it is not possible in tanks containing pure ammonia.

February

2024

Envisioning a Cleaner, Safer Ammonia Economy

Karen Simpson — Tue, 02 Jan 2024 20:34:41 +0000

January

2024

A new analysis suggests that the "ammonia economy" will need to be carefully designed to ensure it is cleaner than the energy sources it replaces.

CEP: News Update

Karen Simpson — Tue, 02 Jan 2024 20:34:27 +0000

Envisioning a Cleaner, Safer Ammonia Economy; Coal Power Plant Particulates Associated with Higher Mortality Risk; Protection from Radiation Treatment, Delivered Directly to the Bone; Scientists Call for Sustainable Remediation of Dye-Containing Wastewater; Researchers "Program" Structural Properties into 3D-Printed Metals

January

2024

Process Safety Beacon: Learning from the Worst Ammonia Accident

Karen Simpson — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 16:41:48 +0000

Overfilling vessels can have catastrophic results.

December

2023

68th Annual Safety in Ammonia Plants and Related Facilities Symposium

Idell Bryan — Mon, 28 Aug 2023 19:21:38 +0000

September 9, 2024 to September 12, 2024

Manchester Grand Hyatt, San Diego, CA

A century of ammonia synthesis technology - with an emphasis on continual progress in ammonia plant safety - is the theme of AIChE’s 68th Annual Safety in Ammonia Plants and Related Facilities Symposium.

July 2023 CEP Preview

Karen Simpson — Wed, 12 Jul 2023 00:38:35 +0000

July 13, 2023

This issue, an important safety case study for those working with ammonia, a look at long-duration energy storage, trends in industrial decarbonization, and much more.