Improving Energy Efficiency in Ammonia Production from Hydrogen and Nitrogen Through Optimizing Operating Condition

As a key raw material in the fertilizer industry, global ammonia consumption showed a steady increase from 2010 to 2020, with an average annual growth rate of approximately 1.81%. The production of ammonia involves four primary stages: feed gas pre-treatment, syngas generation, syngas purification,...

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Main Authors: Daffa Pratama Ramadhan, Fransiska Klarisa Teodora Hutasoit, Ghazy Arya Primaditya, Muhammad Verrel Aurielly, Muhammad Yusuf Zachraey Muafi
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Published: Universitas Diponegoro 2025-12-01
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Online Access:https://journal.bcrec.id/index.php/jcerp/article/view/20422
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Ghazy Arya Primaditya
Muhammad Verrel Aurielly
Muhammad Yusuf Zachraey Muafi
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description As a key raw material in the fertilizer industry, global ammonia consumption showed a steady increase from 2010 to 2020, with an average annual growth rate of approximately 1.81%. The production of ammonia involves four primary stages: feed gas pre-treatment, syngas generation, syngas purification, and ammonia synthesis. The main feedstocks used in this process are natural gas, steam, and air. To accommodate the rising demand for ammonia, it is essential to implement a highly efficient production process that ensures a high conversion rate. One strategy to enhance efficiency involves reducing the operating pressure in the ammonia production process proves to be an effective strategy for enhancing overall energy efficiency. This adjustment lowers the compressor workload, which in turn reduces system temperatures and eases the demand on the cooling system. Importantly, the process maintains a gas-phase reaction environment and high conversion efficiency, indicating that energy savings are achieved without compromising reaction performance. The results confirm that pressure optimization lies within the thermodynamic and kinetic boundaries necessary for effective ammonia synthesis. Copyright © 2025 by Authors, Published by Universitas Diponegoro and BCREC Publishing Group. This is an open access article under the CC BY-SA License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0).
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spelling doaj-art-a2e81756d2a24e43b65d73344eda50432025-08-20T03:56:18ZengUniversitas DiponegoroJournal of Chemical Engineering Research Progress3032-70592025-12-012221021510.9767/jcerp.204228566Improving Energy Efficiency in Ammonia Production from Hydrogen and Nitrogen Through Optimizing Operating ConditionDaffa Pratama Ramadhan0Fransiska Klarisa Teodora Hutasoit1Ghazy Arya Primaditya2Muhammad Verrel Aurielly3Muhammad Yusuf Zachraey Muafi4Departement of Chemical Engineering, Universitas Diponegoro, Jl. Prof. Sudharto, SH, Tembalang, Semarang, IndonesiaDepartement of Chemical Engineering, Universitas Diponegoro, Jl. Prof. Sudharto, SH, Tembalang, Semarang, IndonesiaDepartement of Chemical Engineering, Universitas Diponegoro, Jl. Prof. Sudharto, SH, Tembalang, Semarang, IndonesiaDepartement of Chemical Engineering, Universitas Diponegoro, Jl. Prof. Sudharto, SH, Tembalang, Semarang, IndonesiaDepartement of Chemical Engineering, Universitas Diponegoro, Jl. Prof. Sudharto, SH, Tembalang, Semarang, IndonesiaAs a key raw material in the fertilizer industry, global ammonia consumption showed a steady increase from 2010 to 2020, with an average annual growth rate of approximately 1.81%. The production of ammonia involves four primary stages: feed gas pre-treatment, syngas generation, syngas purification, and ammonia synthesis. The main feedstocks used in this process are natural gas, steam, and air. To accommodate the rising demand for ammonia, it is essential to implement a highly efficient production process that ensures a high conversion rate. One strategy to enhance efficiency involves reducing the operating pressure in the ammonia production process proves to be an effective strategy for enhancing overall energy efficiency. This adjustment lowers the compressor workload, which in turn reduces system temperatures and eases the demand on the cooling system. Importantly, the process maintains a gas-phase reaction environment and high conversion efficiency, indicating that energy savings are achieved without compromising reaction performance. The results confirm that pressure optimization lies within the thermodynamic and kinetic boundaries necessary for effective ammonia synthesis. Copyright © 2025 by Authors, Published by Universitas Diponegoro and BCREC Publishing Group. This is an open access article under the CC BY-SA License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0).https://journal.bcrec.id/index.php/jcerp/article/view/20422ammoniaenergy efficiencyprocess designoptimizing operating condition
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Improving Energy Efficiency in Ammonia Production from Hydrogen and Nitrogen Through Optimizing Operating Condition
Journal of Chemical Engineering Research Progress
ammonia
energy efficiency
process design
optimizing operating condition
title Improving Energy Efficiency in Ammonia Production from Hydrogen and Nitrogen Through Optimizing Operating Condition
title_full Improving Energy Efficiency in Ammonia Production from Hydrogen and Nitrogen Through Optimizing Operating Condition
title_fullStr Improving Energy Efficiency in Ammonia Production from Hydrogen and Nitrogen Through Optimizing Operating Condition
title_full_unstemmed Improving Energy Efficiency in Ammonia Production from Hydrogen and Nitrogen Through Optimizing Operating Condition
title_short Improving Energy Efficiency in Ammonia Production from Hydrogen and Nitrogen Through Optimizing Operating Condition
title_sort improving energy efficiency in ammonia production from hydrogen and nitrogen through optimizing operating condition
topic ammonia
energy efficiency
process design
optimizing operating condition
url https://journal.bcrec.id/index.php/jcerp/article/view/20422
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