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sector:ippu:chemical_industry:ammonia_production:start [2021/02/25 11:45] – [Short description] Key Category table added & updated: no changes gniffke | sector:ippu:chemical_industry:ammonia_production:start [2023/04/26 13:22] (current) – Recalculations format change reichel | ||
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===== Short description ===== | ===== Short description ===== | ||
- | ^ Category Code ^ Method | + | ^ Category Code ^ Method |
- | | 2.B.1 | T2 ||||| PS ||||| D ||||| | + | | 2.B.1 | T2 |
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- | | 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 | + | **partial |
- | 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 five 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 ammonia production is a key category regarding |
==== Emission factor ==== | ==== Emission factor ==== | ||
- | For NO< | + | For NO< |
===== Recalculations ===== | ===== Recalculations ===== | ||
- | With **activity data** and **emission factors** remaining unrevised, no recalculations have been carried out compared to last year's submission. | ||
<WRAP center round info 60%> | <WRAP center round info 60%> | ||
- | For pollutant-specific information on recalculated emission estimates for Base Year and 2018, please see the pollutant specific recalculation tables following [[general:recalculations: | + | With **activity data and emission factors remaining unrevised**, no recalculations |
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===== Planned improvements ===== | ===== Planned improvements ===== | ||
At the moment, no category-specific improvements are planned. | At the moment, no category-specific improvements are planned. | ||
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