Future Development of Ammonia Technology

As a result, the amount of available waste heat will be reduced. This will reduce the amount of export steam. The heat lost in the primary reformer will be minimized by improved reformer designs or by eliminating the direct fired primary reformer. The reforming pressures may rise and the ammonia synthesis pressure may decrease, thus the synthesis gas compressor may poten- 

In the area of automation, dynamic control systems should become easier to justify economically. These controls will assist the operators in running the plant as close to optimum as possible and will also enhance the plant safety system. The level of automation will increase to improve the efficiency and reliability of the plant. 

More integrated ammonia and methanol plants may be built and, thus, provide flexibility to change products depending on market demand. 

A Brief History of Ammonia Production from the Early Days to the Present, Nitrogen, 100 47-58. 

LeBlanc, J. R. 1992. Assessment of Fertilizer Technology, Asian Natural Gas IV, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 

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