Hitachi Zosen Corporation

Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha

The Pollution-related Health Damage Compensation and Prevention

The Pollution Related Health Damage Compensation & Prevention Association

Nakayama, Yoshikazu

Chikashi Inazumi

Haruyuki Nakanishi

Susumu Hikazudani

Hidekazu Arikawa

Norihiko Nakamura

Yuki Sairyo

Masayoshi Ichiki

Sadao Araki

Atsushi Fukuju

Takanobu Watanabe

Shigenori Onitsuka

Masaki Akiyama

Hidetsugu Kobayashi

Takuma Mori

Tomoya Yamashita

Momoyo Sawai

Kenji Yoshikawa

Daisuke Fujita

Yoshikazu Nakayama

Hideki Shiozaki

An ammonia-engine system is capable of supplying an ammonia cracking catalyst with a temperature necessary to promote a reaction even during low load operation in which a temperature of an exhaust gas from an ammonia engine is lower than an operating temperature of the ammonia cracking catalyst. In an ammonia-engine system provided with an ammonia engine () using ammonia as fuel and an ammonia cracking device () including an ammonia cracking catalyst that cracks ammonia and cracking ammonia to produce hydrogen, an ammonia oxidizing device () is provided between the ammonia engine () and the ammonia cracking device ().

Ammonia-engine system

A hydrogen generating apparatus for effectively generating hydrogen from ammonia and relates to the hydrogen generating apparatus for generating hydrogen from ammonia. The apparatus comprises an ammonia oxidation part having ammonia oxidation catalysts which oxidizes ammonia, and an ammonia decomposition part having an ammonia decomposition catalyst which decomposes ammonia to generate nitrogen and hydrogen. The decomposition part is located downstream of the oxidation part in a direction of feed gas flow. The oxidation catalyst contains both a noble metal catalyst and a base metal catalyst, and a loading concentration of the noble metal catalyst in an upstream portion of the oxidation part is higher than a loading concentration of the noble metal catalyst in a downstream portion of the oxidation part, and/or the decomposition catalyst contains both a noble metal catalyst and a base metal catalyst, and a loading concentration of the noble metal catalyst in a downstream portion of the decomposition part is higher than a loading concentration of the noble metal catalyst in an upstream portion of the decomposition part.

Hydrogen generating apparatus and hydrogen generating method

The invention provides a process for efficient synthesis of ammonia. The process includes a water-splitting step in which water is decomposed to obtain a first source gas comprising hydrogen and oxygen, a first oxygen removal step in which the oxygen contained in the first source gas is at least partially separated and removed by an oxygen separating membrane or hydrogen separating membrane to obtain a second source gas having a lower oxygen concentration than the first source gas, a second oxygen removal step in which the oxygen in the second source gas is reacted with hydrogen to produce water for removal, or is adsorbed onto an adsorption medium for removal, to obtain a third source gas having a lower oxygen concentration than the second source gas, and an ammonia synthesis step in which the hydrogen in the third source gas is reacted with nitrogen to synthesize ammonia.

Ammonia synthesis process

An ammonia synthesis apparatus includes: a first gas channel; a second gas channel disposed outside the first gas channel; a third gas channel disposed outside the second gas channel; an air supply unit that supplies air to the second or third gas channel; a water supply unit that supplies water to the first gas channel; and a heat supply unit that supplies heat to the first gas channel. A metal or a metal oxide that reduces water to produce hydrogen is placed in the first gas channel. An ammonia synthesis catalyst is placed in the second gas channel located downstream of the downstream end portion of the first gas channel. The second and third gas channels are at least partially partitioned by an oxygen permeation membrane, or a nitrogen permeation membrane, so that oxygen is supplied to the third gas channel, and nitrogen is supplied to the second gas channel.

Ammonia synthesis apparatus and process

In a fuel cell including an electrolyte membrane and a pair of electrodes disposed on both sides of the electrolyte membrane, at least one of the electrodes has an electrically conductive nanocolumn that is oriented with an inclination of 60&#xb0; or less with respect to a planar direction of the electrolyte membrane, a catalyst supported on the electrically conductive nanocolumn, and an electrolyte resin coating the electrically conductive nanocolumn.

Fuel cell with electrode having an electrically conductive nano-column and production method thereof

The invention provides first to fourth adsorbents for removing low-concention nitrogen oxides. The first adsorbent comprises a carrier of gamma-alumina, and ruthenium supported-thereon. The second adsorbent comprises a carrier of anatase-type titania, and ruthenium supported thereon. The third adsorbent comprises ceramic paper retaining a carrier of anatase-type titania thereon, and ruthenium supported on the ceramic paper. The fourth adsorbent comprises ceramic paper retaining a carrier of anatase-type titania thereon, and a ruthenium halide and a halide of addition metal which are co-supported on the ceramic paper. These adsorbents are free of the influence of moisture and therefore usable without necessitating energy-consuming dehumidification or only with dehumidification on a reduced scale.

Adsorbents for removing low-concentration nitrogen oxides

The invention provides first to fourth adsorbents for removing low-concentration nitrogen oxides. The first adsorbent comprises a carrier of gamma-alumina, and ruthenium supported thereon. The second adsorbent comprises a carrier of anatase-type titania, and ruthenium supported thereon. The third adsorbent comprises ceramic paper retaining a carrier of anatase-type titania thereon, and ruthenium supported on the ceramic paper. The fourth adsorbent comprises ceramic paper retaining a carrier of anatase-type titania thereon, and a ruthenium halide and a halide of addition metal which are co-supported on the ceramic paper. These adsorbents are free of the influence of moisture and therefore usable without necessitating energy-consuming dehumidification or only with dehumidification on a reduced scale.

Absorbents for removing low-concentration nitrogen oxides

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Chikashi Inazumi