Ammonia as Auto Fuel?
Ammonia as Auto Fuel?
(OP)
I have read a few pros and cons around the web on ammonia as an automotive fuel. I suppose it presents an opportunity to use natural gas at a "large point source" to make ammonia and capture and sequester the CO2. The ammonia can then be used as an automotive fuel. With natural gas cost perhaps remaining low, maybe ammonia's time has come. Perhaps the nitrogen oxides from the fuel combustion can be handled by current NO technology. Any opinions?
HAZOP at www.curryhydrocarbons.ca





RE: Ammonia as Auto Fuel?
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RE: Ammonia as Auto Fuel?
HAZOP at www.curryhydrocarbons.ca
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LNG and even CNG have a future for sure, unless NIMBYism kills shale gas. Both make way more sense than wasting so much of the source fuel (by means of gas-methanol or F-T etc.) to convert it to a pour-in gasoline or diesel replacement.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OR7A5jWmDs.
Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone. - Pablo Picasso
RE: Ammonia as Auto Fuel?
HAZOP at www.curryhydrocarbons.ca
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But given the reforming process, the SOx problem would be small or nonexistent.
I know ammonia is hydrophelic, but does that make it mixable with hydrocarbons, like ethonol?
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HAZOP at www.curryhydrocarbons.ca
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But ammonia will also pollute streams until it well deluted, like gasoline.
Many farm coop now have ammonia in pressure tanks, which leads me to think it could be a hazzard in am accedent (other than the flameability issue).
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There were several things that got my attention about that installation. The first was the large windsock on a pole alongside the tank. and the second was the notice in red letters 6" high explaining where not to be if it ever leaked.
B.E.
The good engineer does not need to memorize every formula; he just needs to know where he can find them when he needs them. Old professor
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