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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2020
Regents of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Edward Cussler, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Alon McCormick, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Michael Reese, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Deepak Ojha, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Matt Kale, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Paul Dauenhauer, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Prodromos Daoutidis, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Mohammadmahdi Malmali, Minneapolis, MN (US);
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the disclosure provide an apparatus and process for producing ammonia. The apparatus includes a reactor having (i) an inlet to receive an inlet gas comprising nitrogen and hydrogen, (ii) a catalyst and an absorbent disposed within an internal volume of the reactor, the catalyst configured to convert the nitrogen and hydrogen to a reaction mixture including ammonia, unreacted nitrogen, and unreacted hydrogen, the absorbent configured to selectively absorb a portion of the ammonia in the reactor during formation of the reaction mixture, and (iii) an outlet to discharge the reaction mixture from the reactor.