Ammonia and Hydrogen as Energy Carriers: Challenges and Applications
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Science and Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 November 2025 | Viewed by 16
Special Issue Editor
Interests: combustion; photocatalysis; NOx; NH3; H2
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Dear Colleagues,
The compounds ammonia and hydrogen are recognized energy carriers and they play important roles in the chemical industry, but can also be used as fuels. In particular, the industry is interested in the application of primary fuel co-combustion with ammonia due to the potential consequent limitation of CO2 emissions. Another possible application is the combustion of H2/NH3/H-C (hydrocarbon) mixtures in stationary and mobile chambers. The spectrum of potential applications is wide, i.e., gas turbines, boilers, industrial furnaces, engines, and others. In addition to the many opportunities for the use of NH3/H2 as fuels, there are also important challenges such as the toxicity of ammonia, thermodynamic limitations, NOx emissions, and flame properties. We would like to invite you to submit the papers on a wide variety of fields related to the above-mentioned topics. Papers on both fundamental and practical aspects will be considered. The following topics are welcome:
- H2 and NH3 combustion with the option of blended H2/NH3/H-C combustion;
- Safety and risk management issues;
- Transportation and storage issues;
- Green H2 and NH3 production;
- NH3 cracking;
- Alternative H2 and NH3 conversion (including photocatalysis).
Dr. Janusz Lasek
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- ammonia—NH3
- hydrogen—H2
- combustion
- transportation and storage
- green H2 and NH3
- NH3 cracking
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