Patent ID: 11873227
Assignee: REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  C  Y | IPC B  C

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus for producing ammonia, the apparatus comprising:
a reactor comprising a vessel with an internal volume, the reactor having:
(i) an inlet to receive an inlet gas comprising nitrogen and hydrogen,
(ii) a catalyst and an absorbent intermixed within the internal volume of the vessel, the catalyst configured to convert the nitrogen and the hydrogen to a reaction mixture comprising ammonia, unreacted nitrogen, and unreacted hydrogen, the absorbent configured to selectively absorb a portion of the ammonia in the reactor during formation of the reaction mixture, and
(iii) an outlet to discharge the reaction mixture from the reactor, wherein the catalyst and absorbent are intermixed in a fixed bed arrangement.