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Title:
A REACTOR FOR PRODUCING HYDROGEN USING AMMONIA
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2024/033717
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A reactor for producing hydrogen using ammonia that enables to use pure hydrogen wherever needed in an easy and inexpensive way. The reactor comprising a plasma torch to facilitate splitting the ammonia into hydrogen and nitrogen gas, and a membrane adapted to prevent the hydrogen and nitrogen from recombining. The invention provides a solution that can be transported efficiently up to certain capacities without the need for specialized transport, whether on land or, most notably, at sea. This capability alleviates the dependence on expensive transportation of liquefied hydrocarbons, which subsequently require regasification. Moreover, the invention effectively eliminates pollution and mitigates the greenhouse effect at all stages of the process.

Inventors:
ZUCCA TULLIA (IT)
Application Number:
PCT/IB2023/056076
Publication Date:
February 15, 2024
Filing Date:
June 13, 2023
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Assignee:
ZUCCA TULLIA (IT)
International Classes:
C01B3/04; B01J19/24
Foreign References:
US11014809B22021-05-25
CN114852962A2022-08-05
Other References:
HAYAKAWA YUKIO ET AL: "Hydrogen production from ammonia by the plasma membrane reactor", INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY, ELSEVIER, AMSTERDAM, NL, vol. 45, no. 56, 10 September 2020 (2020-09-10), pages 32082 - 32088, XP086328496, ISSN: 0360-3199, [retrieved on 20200910], DOI: 10.1016/J.IJHYDENE.2020.08.178
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Claims:
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