Techno-economic and environmental assessment of hydrogen production through ammonia decomposition

Sijan Devkota, Jin-Young Cha, Beom-Ju Shin, Ji-Hun Mun, Hyung Chul Yoon, Shaukat Ali Mazari and Jong-Ho Moon

Applied Energy, 2024, vol. 358, issue C, No S0306261923019694

Abstract: Hydrogen is one of the potential candidates to replace fossil fuels to meet net zero emissions target. This study reports a detailed techno-economic and environmental assessment of hydrogen production through ammonia decomposition. The case study is based on a multiple catalytic packed bed reactor with intermediate heating system. Aspen plus® and MATLAB® were linked to evaluate economic and environmental impact of the process. The process parameter like furnace temperature, flue gas recirculation, ammonia decomposition temperature, market ammonia supply pressure, ammonia decomposition pressure, hydrogen purification unit's pressure and equivalence ratio, and economic parameters of capital expenditure (CAPEX) and operating expenditure (OPEX) were considered. The overall thermal efficiency of the developed process is found to be 79%. The levelized cost of hydrogen (LCOH) is estimated and found to be 6.05 USD/kg of H2 based on CAPEX and OPEX. A major contribution of up to 62.2% to LCOH comes from the price of feed Ammonia. Based on 25-year plant life with 10% discounted rate the plant is economically viable, with a return on investment of 23.7%, in a payback period of 3.58 years. Global warming potential of the process is also carried out.

Keywords: Hydrogen energy; Ammonia decomposition; Hydrogen carrier; Techno-economic analysis; Global warming potential analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2023.122605

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