Miniaturised Ammonia Reformer for On-Board Hydrogen Production
R&D Focus Areas:
Ammonia, Mobility
Lead Organisation:
The University of Newcastle
Partners:
Element One Pty Ltd
Status:
Completed
Start date:
June 2022
Completion date:
March 2024
Key contacts:
Project Leader: Laureate Professor Behdad Moghtaderi: behdad.moghtaderi@newcastle.edu.au
Funding:
Element One Pty Ltd
Project total cost:
AUD$680,000 (cash)
Project summary description:
This project focuses on further advancement and prototyping of a novel fuel reforming technology developed by Laureate Professor Behdad Moghtaderi and his team at the University of Newcastle for cracking of ammonia to hydrogen and nitrogen. Named CRACKITTM, the ammonia reformer combines a series of microfluidics and micro-reaction components into a unified platform for catalytic conversion of ammonia into hydrogen and nitrogen.
This project has been completed as Phase-1 of a larger R&D undertaking. The reformer developed as part of this project is now undergoing a series of upgrades / modifications / optimisation in preparation for Phase-2 of the larger study which focuses on multi-site / multi-platform demonstration of the core reforming technology.
Related publications and key links:
Not applicable at this time.
Higher degree studies supported:
Two postdoctoral research fellows will be supported by this project.
Reviewed: December 2024