TY - JOUR
T1 - Renewable ammonia for sustainable energy and agriculture
T2 - vision and systems engineering opportunities
AU - Palys, Matthew J.
AU - Wang, Hanchu
AU - Zhang, Qi
AU - Daoutidis, Prodromos
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2021/3
Y1 - 2021/3
N2 - Synthetic ammonia is essential for agriculture, but its production at present is unsustainable. Ammonia synthesized with hydrogen from renewable-powered electrolysis and nitrogen separated from air has the potential to alleviate these sustainability concerns while also having promise as a low-cost storage medium for intermittent renewable energy. This paper reviews recent research and development on the topic of renewable ammonia production and utilization as fertilizer and as energy storage. We describe our vision for synergistically combining these renewable ammonia applications to improve sustainability. Furthermore, we outline opportunities for systems engineering to play a crucial role in advancing the adoption of renewable ammonia in a manner which is sustainable, economically competitive, and reliable.
AB - Synthetic ammonia is essential for agriculture, but its production at present is unsustainable. Ammonia synthesized with hydrogen from renewable-powered electrolysis and nitrogen separated from air has the potential to alleviate these sustainability concerns while also having promise as a low-cost storage medium for intermittent renewable energy. This paper reviews recent research and development on the topic of renewable ammonia production and utilization as fertilizer and as energy storage. We describe our vision for synergistically combining these renewable ammonia applications to improve sustainability. Furthermore, we outline opportunities for systems engineering to play a crucial role in advancing the adoption of renewable ammonia in a manner which is sustainable, economically competitive, and reliable.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.coche.2020.100667
DO - 10.1016/j.coche.2020.100667
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85098764442
SN - 2211-3398
VL - 31
JO - Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering
JF - Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering
M1 - 100667
ER -
