Ammonia
Ammonia is used to produce ammonium nitrate fertiliser, an essential nutrient for growing plants, crops and lawns. Around 80 per cent of ammonia is currently used for fertilisers.
Future demand for ammonia is anticipated to shift and be expanded into clean fuels. Ammonia can be used as a fuel in engines and gas turbines for shipping, aviation and power generation.
Ammonia is an efficient carrier of hydrogen. It has a volume density almost three times higher than compressed hydrogen itself.
There are also opportunities for green renewable ammonia. This can be made using renewable energy to turn water into hydrogen which is combined with nitrogen from the air.
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Ammonia is a simple chemical made from hydrogen and nitrogen. In standard conditions it is a gas. When cooled it can be condensed into a liquid and safely transported.
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- fertiliser
- pharmaceuticals
- cleaning products
- refrigerant
- carbon free fuel for engines.
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Ammonia is made by reducing natural gas molecules to carbon and hydrogen. The hydrogen is then purified and combined with nitrogen to produce ammonia.
