Objective:

The consor­tium for the colla­bo­ra­tive project CF05 is deve­lo­ping a quick-start membrane reactor for the produc­tion of hydrogen from ammonia. This is a key hydrogen tech­no­logy for effi­cient energy conver­sion in diffe­rent types of fuel cells and engines in the future. In contrast to state-of-the-art ammonia crackers, a portion of the ammonia in the membrane reactor is parti­ally oxidised on mixed-conduc­ting, O₂-permeable thin-film membranes. The O₂ membrane also serves as the igniter, which is directly heated using elec­tri­city to enable start-up within seconds. The deve­lo­p­ment of the ceramic membrane and cata­lysts and system compon­ents is a key focus of CF05.

Oxida­tive cracker for the partial conver­sion of ammonia into hydrogen.