Reactor technology options for distributed hydrogen generation via ammonia decomposition: a review
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2013Author
Chiuta, Steven
Everson, Raymond C.
Neomagus, Hein W.J.P.
Van der Gryp, Percy
Bessarabov, Dmitri G.
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Hydrogen (H2) fuel obtained via thermo-catalytic ammonia (NH3) decomposition is rapidly
attracting considerable interest for portable and distributed power generation systems.
Consequently, a variety of reactor technologies are being developed in view of the current
lack of infrastructure to generate H2 for proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells. This
paper provides an extensive review of the state-of-the-art reactor technology (also referred
to as reactor infrastructure) for pure NH3 decomposition. The review strategy is to survey
the open literature and present reactor technology developments in a chronological order.
The primary objective of this paper is to provide a condensed viewpoint and basis for
future advances in reactor technology for generating H2 via NH3 decomposition. Also, this
review highlights the prominent issues and prevailing challenges that are yet to be overcome
for possible market entry and subsequent commercialization of various reactor
technologies. To our knowledge, this work presents for the first time a review of reactor
infrastructure for distributed H2 generation via NH3 decomposition. Despite commendable
research and development progress, substantial effort is still required if commercialization
of NH3 decomposition reactor infrastructure is to be realized.
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http://hdl.handle.net/10394/14098https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360319913022908
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.09.067