Patent ID: 9663381
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: B01J,C01B,C01C,C07C,C25B,Y02E,Y02P

Claim:
1. A method for synthesizing ammonia, comprising: receiving carbon monoxide (CO) from a carbon black refining operation, by capturing exhaust gases from the carbon black refining and passing the captured exhaust gases from the carbon black refining and passing the captured exhaust gases through a scrubber for separating sulfides; providing the received carbon monoxide to a hydrogen separator for reacting the carbon monoxide with water from a water source resulting in hydrogen (H the hydrogen separator further comprising a catalyzed membrane reactor having a palladium membrane; passing the hydrogen through the palladium membrane; combining the hydrogen with nitrogen from a nitrogen reactor for synthesizing ammonia, the hydrogen generated exclusively by separation from the water provided to the hydrogen separator, further comprises combining the hydrogen with nitrogen in an ammonia reactor at a 3:1 molar ratio, heating and pressurizing the combined hydrogen and nitrogen and passing resulting ammonia (NH3) through a membrane for separating ammonia, and recirculating the hydrogen and nitrogen for additional passes, each pass yielding separated ammonia.