Mechanisms of Ammonia (NH3) Combustion and Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) Formation

作为一种成熟的商品，氨（NH3）可以很容易地由可再生资源制成，它提供了一种环境可持续和低成本的方式，可以从化石燃料过渡到清洁，低碳和可再生能源的未来。技术挑战是高效燃烧NH3，同时降低氮氧化物（NOx）排放。该项目将推进NH3燃烧和NOx形成的科学。通过应用创新的固定床和流化床反应器技术和动力学建模，该研究将揭示NH3燃烧、NOx形成和原位破坏的基本特征和机制，这些特征和机制是开发和部署使用NH3作为无碳燃料的实用燃烧系统的基础。

A mature commodity that can be readily made from renewable resources, ammonia (NH3) offers an environmentally sustainable and low-cost means of transition from fossil fuels to a clean, low-carbon and renewable energy future. The technical challenge is to combust NH3 efficiently with low nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions. This project will advance the science of NH3 combustion and NOx formation. By applying innovative fixed-bed and fluidised-bed reactor techniques and kinetic modelling, the research will unravel fundamental characteristics and mechanisms of NH3 combustion, NOx formation and in-situ destruction that underpin the development and deployment of practical combustion systems for power generation using NH3 as a carbon-free fuel.