Johnson Matthey (JM) and thyssenkrupp Uhde have joined forces to develop a fully integrated blue ammonia solution by combining their own respective technologies.
Under a signed Memorandum of Understanding announced today (20th May), the duo will merge JM’s LCH technology and thyssenkrupp Uhde’s uhde® ammonia process to produce blue ammonia with up to 99% carbon dioxide (CO2) capture.
Alberto Giovanzana, Managing Director of Catalyst Technologies at Johnson Matthey, said the business is excited to offer the technology to allow its customers to produce ammonia with significantly less CO2.
He continued, “We know multiple routes are needed in the energy transition, and ammonia provides several options because it can be used directly in the power and shipping industries and as a hydrogen carrier to safely transport hydrogen to areas where it is not easy to produce.”
JM’s LCH technology, which utilises the company’s autothermal reformer, has been selected for some of the world’s first large-scale blue hydrogen projects, including bp’s H2Teesside and the H2H Saltend project with Equinor and Linde.
Read more: bp selects technology for one of the UK’s largest blue hydrogen projects
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At the time of writing, thyssenkrupp Uhde has licensed, engineered, or constructed over 130 ammonia plants worldwide since 1928 and is market leading in plants greater than 3,000 metric tonnes per day with its unique uhde® dual pressure technology.
News of the company’s blue ammonia collaboration comes as global demand for ammonia is estimated to increase to more than 600 million metric tonnes by 2050, due to the new demands from shipping and power generation markets.
Low-carbon ammonia, or blue ammonia, is further predicted to meet two-thirds of demand by 2050, with many countries around the world setting decarbonisation targets. This could mean an estimated market size for low-carbon ammonia of over $200bn by 2050.
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