Massimo Cucchiara
Optimization of the Haber-Bosch process using membrane technologies.
Rel. Alessandro Hugo Antonio Monteverde, Marina Micari. Politecnico di Torino, Corso di laurea magistrale in Ingegneria Chimica E Dei Processi Sostenibili, 2026
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Abstract
Ammonia is one of the most important industrial chemicals and is expected to play an increasingly important role not only in fertilizer production but also as a potential energy carrier. However, the conventional Haber–Bosch process remains highly energy-intensive due to the severe operating conditions required for ammonia synthesis and the energy demand associated with cryogenic ammonia recovery. This thesis investigates the integration of a membrane-based ammonia separation unit into a conventional Haber–Bosch synthesis loop as a process intensification strategy. A detailed process model was developed in Aspen Plus® based on the Temkin–Pyzhev kinetic model for ammonia synthesis over an iron-based catalyst promoted with Al₂O₃ and K₂O.
The reference process includes feed compression, thermal conditioning, ammonia synthesis reactors, cryogenic separation, and a recycle loop with purge
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