據(jù)MRCHUB網(wǎng)站7月20日莫斯科報(bào)道，法國(guó)液空集團(tuán)表示，通過(guò)其工程和建造部門(mén)，將與美國(guó)石化建設(shè)工程商凱洛格公司（KBR）合作，提供基于自熱重整（ATR）技術(shù)的完全集成的低碳氨解決方案。

法國(guó)液化空氣集團(tuán)是ATR技術(shù)的全球領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者，ATR技術(shù)是大規(guī)模生產(chǎn)低碳?xì)錃獾淖罴呀鉀Q方案之一，然后與氮?dú)饨Y(jié)合生產(chǎn)低碳氨。世界領(lǐng)先的氨技術(shù)公司KBR提供的解決方案也將有助于全球低碳?xì)涫袌?chǎng)的發(fā)展，因?yàn)闅滢D(zhuǎn)化為氨后，可以很容易地進(jìn)行長(zhǎng)距離運(yùn)輸。

液空集團(tuán)將提供其在自熱重整方面獨(dú)特的專(zhuān)有技術(shù)，而KBR將提供其在合成氨生產(chǎn)技術(shù)方面的專(zhuān)業(yè)知識(shí)和世界領(lǐng)先地位。液空集團(tuán)憑借近70年的經(jīng)驗(yàn)，在氧基ATR技術(shù)領(lǐng)域確立了領(lǐng)先地位。自1943年以來(lái)，KBR已在全球授權(quán)、設(shè)計(jì)或建造了250多個(gè)基層氨廠。液空集團(tuán)和KBR解決方案可以實(shí)現(xiàn)卓越的能源效率和世界領(lǐng)先的可靠性，其生產(chǎn)過(guò)程還可以在高度集成的工業(yè)設(shè)施中結(jié)合碳捕獲技術(shù)，實(shí)現(xiàn)高達(dá)99%的碳捕集率。

2022年全球氨市場(chǎng)規(guī)模達(dá)到780億美元，預(yù)計(jì)到2030年將超過(guò)1290億美元；根據(jù)Precedence Research的數(shù)據(jù)顯示，預(yù)計(jì)在2022年至2030年期間，這一數(shù)字將以年均6.5%的速度增長(zhǎng)。如今，氨主要用作農(nóng)業(yè)肥料。

從長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)來(lái)看，液空集團(tuán)和KBR將共同努力，為成為能源轉(zhuǎn)型關(guān)鍵推動(dòng)者的低碳?xì)溟_(kāi)發(fā)形成助力。

氨可以很容易地長(zhǎng)途運(yùn)輸，而且已經(jīng)建立了大規(guī)模生產(chǎn)、運(yùn)輸和利用氨的全球供應(yīng)鏈基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施。一旦運(yùn)輸，氨可以轉(zhuǎn)化回氫，有助于工業(yè)和交通的脫碳。2023年3月，液空集團(tuán)宣布在比利時(shí)安特衛(wèi)普港建設(shè)一座工業(yè)規(guī)模的氨裂解中試工廠。利用創(chuàng)新技術(shù)，該工廠將以優(yōu)化的碳足跡將氨轉(zhuǎn)化為氫。

郝芬 譯自 MRCHUB

原文如下：

Air Liquide and KBR to offer ATR-based low-carbon ammonia and hydrogen technologies

Air Liquide, through its Engineering & Construction Division, will work with KBR to offer fully integrated low-carbon ammonia solutions based on Autothermal Reforming (ATR) technology, said the company.

Air Liquide is a world leader in ATR technology, one of the most suitable solutions for large-scale production of low-carbon hydrogen (H2), which is then combined with nitrogen (N2) to produce low-carbon ammonia (NH3). The solutions provided with KBR, the world leader in ammonia technology, will also contribute to the development of a global low-carbon hydrogen market as, when transformed into ammonia, hydrogen can be easily transported over long distances.

Air Liquide will provide its unique and proprietary expertise in Autothermal Reformer (ATR), and KBR its mastery and world leadership in ammonia production technology. Air Liquide has established its leadership in oxygen-based ATR technology through nearly seven decades of experience. Since 1943, KBR has licensed, engineered, or constructed over 250 grassroot ammonia plants worldwide. 

The Air Liquide and KBR solutions can achieve outstanding energy efficiency and world-leading reliability with a production process which also allows for a carbon capture rate of up to 99% in highly integrated industrial facilities when combined with carbon capture technology.

The global ammonia market size reached Ca. 78 billion US dollars in 2022 and is projected to surpass 129 billion US dollars by 2030; it is expected to grow by 6.5% per year on average between 2022 and 2030, according to Precedence Research. Today, ammonia is mainly used as a fertilizer for agriculture.

In the longer term, Air Liquide and KBR will work together to contribute to the development of low-carbon hydrogen as a key enabler of the energy transition. 

Ammonia can be easily transported over long distances and a global supply chain infrastructure is already in place for the production, transportation and utilization of ammonia at large scale. once transported, ammonia can be converted back into hydrogen to contribute to the decarbonization of industry and mobility. In March 2023, Air Liquide announced the construction of an industrial scale ammonia cracking pilot plant in the port of Antwerp, Belgium. Using innovative technology, this plant will make it possible to convert, with an optimized carbon footprint, ammonia into hydrogen.