Air Liquide has commissioned a first pilot plant in Antwerp that converts ammonia into hydrogen on an industrial scale through cracking. This innovation increases the possibilities for the production of green hydrogen.
The capacity of this pilot installation is 30 tons of hydrogen per day. She ‘cracks’ the ammonia molecule (NH3) to recover the three hydrogen atoms. “This technology enables low-carbon and renewable hydrogen for the decarbonization of industry and mobility,” explains rmelle Levieux, member of the Air Liquide executive committee. The advantage of this method is that it uses ammonia as a feedstock, which can be produced at lower costs in regions with many renewable energy sources and for which a global transport infrastructure already exists.
