Ammonia as an Alternative Fuel and Power-to-X Enabler
- 1st Edition - October 13, 2025
- Latest edition
- Authors: Valter Silva, João Sousa Cardoso, José Antonio Mayoral Chavando
- Language: English
Ammonia as an Alternative Fuel and Power-to-X Enabler is a holistic guide that aims to support the reader in understanding the technical aspects of ammonia production, storag… Read more
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Description
Description
This new volume in the Woodhead Series in Bioenergy is of interest to all those working with ammonia, or with an interest in biofuels, energy carriers, renewable energy, energy systems, transportation, and sustainability, including researchers, advanced students, faculty, engineers, scientists, R&D, industrial practitioners, and policy makers.
Key features
Key features
- Addresses specific challenges and provides solutions related to the adoption and implementation of ammonia as an alternative fuel and energy carrier
- Covers production methods of ammonia, ammonia fuel cells, ammonia combustion engines, safety considerations, infrastructure requirements, and policy frameworks
- Provides practical guidance, case studies, and best practices on the integration of ammonia in energy systems
Readership
Readership
Table of contents
Table of contents
2. Ammonia as an alternative fuel
2.1. General considerations
2.2. Production, storage and distribution
2.3. Market
3. Ammonia as a Power-to-X enabler
3.1. The role of ammonia in Power-to-X
3.2. Ammonia synthesis for energy storage
3.3. Ammonia for hydrogen production
3.4. Ammonia-to-fuel conversion
4. Numerical models for ammonia combustion
4.1. Coupling of chemical kinetics and CFD simulation in ammonia combustion processes
4.2. Chemical kinetics of ammonia combustion: main kinetic mechanisms
4.3. Performance of chemical mechanisms
5. Process optimization of ammonia combustion
5.1. Experimental design
5.2. Design of Experiments (DOE) optimization
5.3. Robust operating conditions
6. Techno-economic analysis of ammonia-fired systems
6.1. Methodology
6.2. Economic model development
6.3. Techno-economic assessment
6.4. Financial indicators for ammonia-fired systems
6.5. Risk analysis – Monte Carlo method
7. Ammonia and the environment
7.1. Ammonia for carbon capture and utilization
7.2. Challenges and considerations
8. Future work in ammonia as an alternative fuel and power-to-X enabler
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: October 13, 2025
- Language: English
About the authors
About the authors
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Valter Silva
Dr. Valter Silva is a Senior Researcher at the Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), University of Aveiro, Portugal. He has coordinated several national and international projects, garnering over €2 million in funding as PI and over €20 million as co-PI and team member.
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João Sousa Cardoso
Dr. João Sousa Cardoso is a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Lisbon, Portugal, focusing on techno-economic analysis and simulation of thermochemical processes.
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José Antonio Mayoral Chavando
José Antonio Mayoral Chavando (MSc) is a doctoral student at the University of Lisbon, Portugal, focusing on thermochemical technologies such as gasification, pyrolysis, and combustion.