Clariant Catalysts and KBR expand collaboration to boost low-carbon ammonia
Swiss chemical firm Clariant has announced the expansion of its cooperation with technology KBR in the field of ammonia production. Ammonia plays a vital role in today´s food production, and it will become even more important as a clean energy source in the future. The partners will continue collaborating on traditional ammonia projects while significantly increasing their focus on low-carbon and carbon-free “green ammonia” applications.
The solutions will combine Clariant’s AmoMax ammonia synthesis catalysts with KBR’s K-GreeN ammonia technologies to maximise the economics and energy efficiency of ammonia production. KBR is an ammonia process provider with over 75 years of experience in licensing and designing more than 250 ammonia plants worldwide. Clariant provides catalysts best suited for the optimum performance of KBR-licensed ammonia plants.
Georg Anfang, Vice President Syngas and Fuels at Clariant Catalysts, stated, “We are proud of our long and successful history as partners and are delighted to strengthen our cooperation with KBR. By extending our collaboration towards sustainable ammonia solutions, we generate synergies for innovations supporting fertiliser production and the energy transition. Our state-of-the-art catalysts optimally complement KBR’s advanced process technologies to enable economical and reliable large-scale production of low-carbon and green ammonia.”
For the production of carbon-free green ammonia, KBR’s K-GreeN technology is combined with Clariant’s AmoMax 10 Plus catalyst to convert green hydrogen with nitrogen from an air separation unit. The catalyst’s enhanced activity supports maximising ammonia production and energy efficiency, while its enhanced stability ensures reliable performance despite the typical fluctuating supply of renewable sources. The partners’ complete green ammonia solution has already been selected for 10 prestigious green ammonia projects around the world. Clariant and KBR’s expanded collaboration will help accelerate the sustainable energy transition.
