The 14th Annual NH3 Fuel Conference was held as a topical conference within the AIChE’s Annual Meeting 2017.
NH3 Energy+: Enabling Optimized, Sustainable Energy and Agriculture
November 1 – 2, 2017 • Minneapolis, MN
SPONSORS RECEPTION: 11/01/2017
The highlights of the Reception were Keynote Speeches from Yara, representing the perspectives of the world’s largest ammonia producer, and Starfire Energy, representing the perspectives of a start-up technology company.
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— Wednesday, November 1 —
NH3 ENERGY OVERVIEW AND SAFETY (8:00am – 10:30am)
08:00am NH3: The Optimal Alternative Fuel
Norman K. Olson, NH3 Fuel Association
08:18am Dutch Initiatives to Store Sustainable Energy in the Form of Ammonia
Hans Vrijenhoef, Proton Ventures, The Netherlands
08:36am Nitrogen-Based Fuels: Renewable Hydrogen Carriers
Gideon S. Grader*, Michael Epstein, Ayillath Kutteri Deepa, Oren Elishav, Gennady E. Shter, Bar Mosevitzky, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Israel
09:12am Ammonia Fuel Safety
Trevor Brown, AmmoniaIndustry.com, United States
09:30am Ammonia Renewable Energy Fuel Systems at Continental Scale: Transmission, Storage, and Integration for Deep Decarbonization of World’s Largest Industry at Lower Cost Than As Electricity
William C. Leighty, The Leighty Foundation, United States
09:48am Comprehensive Evaluation of NH3 Production and Utilization Options for Clean Energy Applications
Greg Vezina*, Hydrofuel Inc; Ibrahim Dincer, Yusuf Bicer, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Canada
10:06am The Role of “Green” Ammonia in Decarbonising Energy Systems: Practical Demonstration and Economic Considerations
Ian Wilkinson, Siemens, United Kingdom
NH3 FUEL END USE (12:30pm – 3:00pm)
12:30pm Combustion Emissions from NH3 Fuel Gas Turbine Power Generation Demonstrated
Osamu Kurata*, Norihiko Iki, Takahiro Inoue, Takayuki Matsunuma, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST); Taku Tsujimura, Hirohide Furutani, Fukushima Renewable Energy Institute, AIST (FREA); Hideaki Kobayashi, Akihiro Hayakawa, Tohoku University, Japan
12:48pm Detailed Observation of Coal-Ammonia Co-Combustion Processes
Noriaki Nakatsuka*, Junpei Fukui, Kazuki Tainaka, Hidetaka Higashino, Jun Hayashi, Fumiteru Akamatsu, Osaka University, Japan
01:06pm Development of Materials and Systems for Ammonia-Fueled Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
Koichi Eguchi1*, Yosuke Takahashi2, Hayahide Yamasaki3, Hidehito Kubo4, Akihiro Okabe5, Takenori Isomura6, Takahiro Matsuo7, [1] Kyoto University; [2] Noritake; [3] Nippon Shokubai; [4] Toyota Industries; [5] Mitsui Chemicals; [6] Tokuyama; and [7] IHI Corporation, Japan
01:24pm Development of New Combustion Strategy for Internal Combustion Engine Fueled By Pure Ammonia
Donggeun Lee*, Hyungeun Min, Hyunho Park, Han Ho Song, Seoul National University, South Korea
01:42pm Direct Ammonia Fuel Cell Utilizing an OH- Ion Conducting Membrane Electrolyte
Yushan Yan, University of Delaware; Shimshon Gottesfeld*, FC Consulting Ltd and University of Delaware, United States
02:00pm Effect of Water on the Auto-Ignition of a Non-Carbon Nitrogen-Based Monofuel
Bar Mosevitzky*, Rotem Azoulay, Lilach Naamat, Gennady E. Shter, Gideon S. Grader, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Israel
02:18pm Effects of the Thickness of the Burner Rim, the Velocities of Fuel and Air on Extinction Limit of Ammonia Coaxial Jet Diffusion Flame
Yohei Ishikawa, Jun Hayashi*, Hiroyuki Takeishi, Takahiro Okanami, Kimio Iino, Fumiteru Akamatsu, Osaka University; Yasuyuki Yamamoto, Yoshiyuki Hagiwara, Taiyo Nippon Sanso, Japan
02:36pm Efficient and Clean Combustion of Ammonia-Hydrogen-Air Mixtures
Hadi Nozari1, Arif Karabeyoğlu1,2
1Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey; 2Space Propulsion Group, Palo Alto CA, United States
NH3 FUEL END USE AND SYNTHESIS (3:15pm – 5:45pm)
03:15pm Methods for Low NOx Combustion in Ammonia/Natural Gas Dual Fuel Gas Turbine Combustor
Shogo Onishi*, Shintaro Ito, Masahiro Uchida, Soichiro Kato, Tsukasa Saito, Toshiro Fujimori, IHI Corporation; Hideaki Kobayashi, Tohoku University, Japan
03:33pm NH3/N2/O2 Non-Premixed Flame in a 10 kW Experimental Furnace – Characteristics of Radiative Heat Transfer
Ryuichi Murai*, Ryohei Omori, Ryuki Kano, Yuji Tada, Hidetaka Higashino, Noriaki Nakatsuka, Jun Hayashi, Fumiteru Akamatsu, Osaka University; Kimio Iino, Yasuyuki Yamamoto, Yoshiyuki Hagiwara, Taiyo Nippon Sanso, Japan
03:51pm Delivering Clean Hydrogen Fuel from Ammonia Using Metal Membranes
Michael Dolan, CSIRO, Australia
04:09pm Novel Catalysts for Ammonia Cracking and Synthesis
Bill David*1,2, Josh Makepeace1, Thomas Wood2, [1] University of Oxford; [2] Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, United Kingdom
04:27pm Future of Ammonia Production: Improvement of Haber-Bosch Process or Electrochemical Synthesis?
Grigorii Soloveichik, US Department of Energy – ARPA-E, United States
04:45pm Fast-Ramping Reactor for CO2-Free NH3 Synthesis
Joseph Beach*, Jonathan Kintner, Adam Welch, Starfire Energy; Jason Ganley, Ryan O’Hayre, Colorado School of Mines, United States
05:03pm Lower Pressure Ammonia Synthesis
Mahdi Malmali*, Alon McCormick, Edward L. Cussler, Joshua Prince, University of Minnesota; Mike Reese, University of Minnesota West Central Research and Outreach Center, United States
05:21pm Nitrogenase Inspired Peptide-Functionalized Catalyst for Efficient, Emission-Free Ammonia Production
Stephen Szymanski*, Wayne Gellett, Proton OnSite, United States
SPONSORS RECEPTION / POSTER SESSION (6:00pm – 8:00pm)
Join the NH3 Fuel Association for a catered event with Keynote Presentations from our 2017 sponsors, and browse the poster presentations. Click here to learn more.
— Thursday, November 2 —
NH3 SYNTHESIS I (8:00am – 10:30am)
08:00am Atmospheric-Pressure Synthesis of Ammonia Using Non-Thermal Plasma with the Assistance of Ru-Based Multifunctional Catalyst
Peng Peng*, Yanling Cheng, Nan Zhou, Raymond Hatzenbeller, Paul Chen, Roger Ruan, University of Minnesota, United States
08:18am Coupling Integral Molten Salt Reactor Technology into Hybrid Nuclear: Direct Ammonia Production via H2 High Temperature Steam Electrolysis
John Kutsch, Terrestrial Energy USA, United States
08:36am Design of Iron-Nickel Nanocatalysts for Low-Temperature Electrochemical Ammonia Generation
Lauren Greenlee*, Shelby Foster, Prashant Acharya, David Suttmiller, University of Arkansas; Charles Loney, Julie Renner, Case Western Reserve University; Wayne Gellett, Katherine Ayers, Proton OnSite, United States
08:54am Early Transition Metal Carbide and Nitride Supported Catalysts for Ammonia Synthesis
Zixuan Wang*, Levi Thompson, University of Michigan, United States
09:30am Influence of H2/N2 Ratio on Dynamic Behavior of Ammonia Production on Ru Catalyst Under Low Pressure Condition
Hideyuki Matsumoto*, Javaid Rahat, Tetsuya Nanba, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan
09:48am LiH Mediated Ammonia Synthesis Under Mild Condition
Jianping Guo, Ping Chen*, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, China
10:06am Load Range Enhancement of Haber-Bosch Process Designs for NH3 Sustainable Energy Storage By Multi-Parametric Optimization
Izzat Iqbal Cheema*, Florian Baakes, Ulrike Krewer, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Germany
NH3 SYNTHESIS II (12:30pm – 3:00pm)
12:30pm Design Optimization of a Distributed Ammonia Generation System
Matthew Palys*, Alon McCormick, Prodromos Daoutidis, University of Minnesota, United States
12:48pm Exploring Peptide-Bound Catalysts for Electrochemical Ammonia Generation
Charles Loney, Ashley Graybill, Cheyan Xu, Julie Renner*, Case Western Reserve University; Prashant Acharya, David Suttmiller, Lauren Greenlee, University of Arkansas; Luke Wiles, Katherine Ayers, Wayne Gellett, Proton OnSite, United States
01:06pm Nitride-Based Step Catalysis for Ammonia Synthesis at Atmospheric Pressure
Peter Pfromm*, Michael Heidlage, Bin Liu, Nannan Shan, Viktor Chikan, Hongfu Luo, Nate Flesher, Kansas State University, United States
01:24pm Dense Metallic Membrane Reactor Synthesis of Ammonia at Moderate Conditions and Low Cost
Thomas Fuerst*, Sean Lundin, Zhenyu Zhang, Simona Liguori, Douglas Way, Colin Wolden, Colorado School of Mines, United States
01:42pm Our Iowa Renewable Hydrogen and Ammonia Generation System
Jay Schmuecker*, Pinehurst Farm; David Toyne*, Solutions for Automation, United States
02:00pm Process Synthesis and Global Optimization of Novel Ammonia Production Processes
Doga Demirhan*, William Tso, Efstratios Pistikopoulos, Texas A&M University, United States
02:18pm Screening Binary Redox Pairs for Solar Thermochemical Ammonia Synthesis Using Machine Learned Predictions of Gibbs Formation Energies at Finite Temperatures
Christopher J. Bartel*1, John R. Rumptz1, Aaron M. Holder1,2, Alan W. Weimer1, Charles B. Musgrave1, [1] University of Colorado Boulder, [2] National Renewable Energy Laboratory, United States
02:36pm Solid Oxide Cell Enabled Ammonia Synthesis and Ammonia Based Power Production
John B. Hansen, Haldor Topsøe, Denmark
