Clariant, a specialty chemicals company based in Switzerland, announced that its deoxygenation catalyst from its EnviCat Green series has been chosen for a major green ammonia project in China. The specific facility where the catalyst will be used was not disclosed.
The catalyst removes trace oxygen and green hydrogen prior to the conversion to green ammonia, Clariant said, enabling efficient deoxygenation processes and requiring a much smaller reactor for oxygen removal than other catalysts, offering flexibility in transportation and installation.
According to Clariant, producers will benefit from significant capital and operational savings with the catalyst. The EnviCat series has been in commercial use for more than 20 years.
Clariant recently announced it is expanding its strategic cooperation with Houston-based KBR for ammonia production. That collaboration will combine Clariant’s AmoMax 10 Plus ammonia synthesis catalysts with KBR’s K-GreeN® ammonia technologies (GM Aug. 2, p. 25).