An experimental study of the characteristics of ammonia (NH3) dissociation, oxidation and associated NOx emissions in flow, fixed-bed, and fluidised-bed reactors

Ammonia (NH3) has been proposed as an alternative, carbon-free fuel for use in large-scale power-generation applications via combustion using fluidized-bed technology. The present PhD thesis research was aimed to systematically study fundamental NH3 dissociation and oxidation behaviour inflow and fixed-bed reactors to provide a sound basis for fluidised-bed NH3 combustion experiments, the results of which facilitate direction for future work that is required to definitively identify whether a fluidised-bed combustor is suitable for burning NH3 in large-scale power generation applications.