High-performance ammonia electrosynthesis devices

该项目旨在利用墨尔本公司Jupiter Ionics P/L制造的设备和创新的电解液组件，开发一种强大的氨电合成工艺。为了实现这一目标，需要设计和研究定制的离子穿梭化合物，使其能够在放大流动装置中连续产生氨。这有望在实用的电化学、催化和可持续合成方面产生新的知识。关键项目成果是一种利用可再生能源生产氨的技术，与目前的工艺相比，该技术是无污染和高度可扩展的。由此给澳大利亚农业企业带来的好处是一种不使用化石燃料的分布式化肥生产方法。

The project aims to develop a robust process for electrosynthesis of ammonia using devices manufactured by Melbourne company Jupiter Ionics P/L and innovative electrolyte components. Towards this aim, tailored ion-shuttling compounds need to be designed and investigated to enable continuous generation of ammonia in scaled-up flow devices. This is expected to generate new knowledge in practical electrochemistry, catalysis and sustainable synthesis. Key project outcome is a technology for production of ammonia from renewables that is pollution-free and highly scalable in contrast to the current process. Resulting benefit to Australian agriculture businesses is a method for distributed fertiliser generation without the use of fossil fuels.