Issue 44, 2022

Catalytic ammonia reforming: alternative routes to net-zero-carbon hydrogen and fuel

Abstract

Ammonia is an energy-dense liquid hydrogen carrier and fuel whose accessible dissociation chemistries offer promising alternatives to hydrogen electrolysis, compression and dispensing at scale. Catalytic ammonia reforming has thus emerged as an area of renewed focus within the ammonia and hydrogen energy research & development communities. However, a majority of studies emphasize the discovery of new catalytic materials and their evaluation under idealized laboratory conditions. This Perspective highlights recent advances in ammonia reforming catalysts and their demonstrations in realistic application scenarios. Key knowledge gaps and technical needs for real reformer devices are emphasized and presented alongside enabling catalyst and reaction engineering fundamentals to spur future investigations into catalytic ammonia reforming.

Graphical abstract: Catalytic ammonia reforming: alternative routes to net-zero-carbon hydrogen and fuel

Article information

Article type
Perspective
Submitted
19 Aug 2022
Accepted
15 Oct 2022
First published
17 Oct 2022
This article is Open Access

All publication charges for this article have been paid for by the Royal Society of Chemistry
Creative Commons BY license

Chem. Sci., 2022,13, 12945-12956

Catalytic ammonia reforming: alternative routes to net-zero-carbon hydrogen and fuel

L. C. Caballero, N. E. Thornburg and M. M. Nigra, Chem. Sci., 2022, 13, 12945 DOI: 10.1039/D2SC04672E

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