WO2009098452A3 - Conversion of ammonia into nitrogen and hydrogen - Google Patents

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WO2009098452A3
WO2009098452A3 PCT/GB2009/000305 GB2009000305W WO2009098452A3 WO 2009098452 A3 WO2009098452 A3 WO 2009098452A3 GB 2009000305 W GB2009000305 W GB 2009000305W WO 2009098452 A3 WO2009098452 A3 WO 2009098452A3
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Alastair Keith Livesey
Ronald Leslie Hodkinson
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Abstract

An apparatus for converting ammonia gas into nitrogen and hydrogen gases includes: (a) a heater (16) for heating ammonia to convert it into gas; (b) a reactor (22) including a first path for containing a catalyst for facilitating conversion of ammonia into nitrogen and hydrogen; (c) a first heat exchange arrangement (20) outside the reactor (22) for heating the ammonia before it is passed into the reactor (22), and (d) a second heat exchange arrangement (26) in the reactor (22) including a second path in the reactor (22) for passing the nitrogen and hydrogen gases through the reactor (22) in heat exchange relationship with the first path to effect further heating of the ammonia.
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