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===== Short description ===== | ===== Short description ===== | ||
- | ^ Category Code ^ Method | + | ^ Category Code ^ Method |
- | | 2.B.1 | T2 ||||| PS ||||| D ||||| | + | | 2.B.1 | T2 |
- | ^ | + | ^ |
- | | 2.B.1 | + | | Key Category: |
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- | Ammonia is produced on the basis of hydrogen and nitrogen, using the Haber-Bosch process. Hydrogen is produced from synthetic gas based on natural gas, via a highly integrated process, steam reforming, while nitrogen | + | Ammonia is synthesised from hydrogen and nitrogen, using the Haber-Bosch process. Hydrogen is produced from synthetic gas – which in turn is produced from natural gas – via a highly integrated process, steam reforming. Nitrogen |
- | The various plant types for the production of ammonia cannot be divided into individual units and be compared | + | The various plant types involved in the production of ammonia cannot be divided into individual units nor be considered |
* ACP - Advanced Conventional Process - with a fired primary reformer and secondary reforming with excess air (stoichiometric H/N ratio) | * ACP - Advanced Conventional Process - with a fired primary reformer and secondary reforming with excess air (stoichiometric H/N ratio) | ||
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- | The following | + | The following |
- | **Partial oxidation** | + | **Partial oxidation**, which is the gasification |
- | Most plants operate | + | Most plants operate |
- | The production decrease of more than 15 % in the first year after German reunification was the result of a market | + | The production decrease of more than 15 % in the first year after German reunification was the result of a market |
- | ===== Methodology | + | ===== Method |
- | There were five plants in Germany which produced ammonia, using both processes. | + | There were four plants in Germany which produced ammonia, using both steam reforming and partial oxidation. |
- | But since the mid of 2014 there are only four left. Both processes are still used, the Steam-Reforming-Process and the partial oxidation. | + | Since mid 2014 there are only four left, but both processes are still used. |
==== Activity data ==== | ==== Activity data ==== | ||
- | As the CO< | + | As the CO< |
==== Emission factor ==== | ==== Emission factor ==== | ||
- | For NO< | + | For NO< |
===== Recalculations ===== | ===== Recalculations ===== | ||
- | With **activity data** and **emission | + | |
+ | With the newly included CO emission | ||
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+ | **Table 1**: CO emissions from ammonia production | ||
+ | ^ Year ^ CO emission (in kt) ^ | ||
+ | | 1990 | 0.27 | | ||
+ | | 1991 | 0.24 | | ||
+ | | 1992 | 0.24 | | ||
+ | | 1993 | 0.23 | | ||
+ | | 1994 | 0.24 | | ||
+ | | 1995 | 0.29 | | ||
+ | | 1996 | 0.30 | | ||
+ | | 1997 | 0.29 | | ||
+ | | 1998 | 0.30 | | ||
+ | | 1999 | 0.29 | | ||
+ | | 2000 | 0.32 | | ||
+ | | 2001 | 0.30 | | ||
+ | | 2002 | 0.32 | | ||
+ | | 2003 | 0.32 | | ||
+ | | 2004 | 0.30 | | ||
+ | | 2005 | 0.33 | | ||
+ | | 2006 | 0.32 | | ||
+ | | 2007 | 0.33 | | ||
+ | | 2008 | 0.31 | | ||
+ | | 2009 | 0.27 | | ||
+ | | 2010 | 0.31 | | ||
+ | | 2011 | 0.32 | | ||
+ | | 2012 | 0.31 | | ||
+ | | 2013 | 0.32 | | ||
+ | | 2014 | 0.29 | | ||
+ | | 2015 | 0.27 | | ||
+ | | 2016 | 0.30 | | ||
+ | | 2017 | 0.30 | | ||
+ | | 2018 | 0.30 | | ||
+ | | 2019 | 0.29 | | ||
+ | | 2020 | 0.30 | | ||
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- | For pollutant-specific information on recalculated emission estimates for Base Year and 2018, please see the pollutant specific recalculation tables following [[general: | + | For **pollutant-specific information on recalculated emission estimates for Base Year and 2019**, please see the pollutant specific recalculation tables following [[general: |
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