Thermodynamic Evaluation of Hydrogen Production Modes During the Pyrolysis of Ammonia in a Filtration Combustion Moving Bed Reactor

Abstract

A new process is proposed for the pyrolysis of ammonia in a filtration combustion moving bed reactor to produce hydrogen. The process can be implemented in reactors with energy recovery with a separate supply of reagents (including swiss-roll reactors, etc.). The mass-energy balance of the process is calculated. The pyrolysis products are analyzed under a condition of thermodynamic equilibrium with varying temperature and pressure. The system pressure is varied from 1 to 10 bar. The temperature range from 300 to 1100 K iss considered. It is shown that the pyrolysis of ammonia ends at a temperature of 620 K at atmospheric pressure. An increase in pressure in the system leads to a slight increase in the temperature of the pyrolysis of ammonia. The portion of hydrogen that needs to be burned to cover the energy for heating and pyrolysis of the initial ammonia in the case of an adiabatic reactor is 0.13. From one mole of ammonia it is possible to obtain 1.31 moles of hydrogen.