Description:
Reference #: 1724
The University of South Carolina is offering licensing opportunities for Cost-effective efficient catalyst for ammonia synthesis.
Background:
Ammonia is one of the highly produced chemicals that requires high temperatures and pressures for synthesis, consuming 1–2% of the world's energy and contributing 1.8% of global CO2 emissions. To reduce the energy requirements and CO2 emissions, ruthenium-based catalysts can be used. The activity of these catalysts depends on the support used for catalyst synthesis. Rare earth metal oxides are considered as efficient support for ruthenium-based catalysts for ammonia synthesis, but these are expensive. Therefore, these supports cannot be used for large-scale ammonia synthesis.
Invention Description:
For this invention, a novel support was prepared for Ru catalysts. A specific molar ratio was achieved, and the resulting support catalyst was compared with a set of other supports. The hybrid catalyst showed very high ammonia synthesis efficiency at relatively lower temperature and pressure conditions compared to other catalysts
Potential Applications:
Synthesis of cost-effective catalysts producing more ammonia using less energy and applicable to large-scale applications.
Advantages and Benefits:
This invention provides cost-effective support to prepare efficient Ru catalysts.