(616c) Feasibility of Electrically Heated Wired Reactors for Methane Reforming and Ammonia Decomposition Processes: Decarbonization of Hydrogen Supply Chain

Continuously increasing global emissions of COâ‚‚ and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere pose great challenge due to their adverse ecological, health and economical effects on to our society. One of the primary sources of CO2 emissions are chemical and manufacturing industries, where energy is supplied by burning fossil fuels. While several renewable pathways are being on development, enabling these resources for manufacturing industries while improving thermal efficiency are still major gap. In this work, we describe the electrified reactor configurations that can enable the integration of renewable power with manufacturing processes where endothermic heat is required. Hydrogen production is considered as a case example that could include not only the decarbonized heating pathways but also for production of carbon-free fuel. The proposed reactor configurations are shown to have technical feasibility for various endothermic processes including ethane cracking, steam//dry/bi- reforming of methane and ammonia cracking, and can easily be extended for other endothermic processes.

Keywords: Process Intensification; Process Electrification; Net carbon zero, Hydrogen production, Methane reforming, Ammonia cracking