Under a contract signed with CF Industries, Topsoe will license its SynCOR Ammonia™ to combine with carbon capture and storage (CCS) to enable the production of ammonia.

The SynCOR tech is expected to perform ammonia production and cost-efficient carbon capture, understood to be the preferred technology for mega-scale ammonia production due to its maturity and low capital and operating costs.

The “world’s largest” ammonia producer, CF Industries, will evaluate the project in collaboration with Mitsui & Co. If they decide to further advance the project, ammonia will be used as a decarbonised energy source.

“We believe low-carbon ammonia helps unlock the door towards a Net Zero future,” explained Henrik Rasmussen, Managing Director for the Americas and Topsoe.

“Our technology offers a cost-effective route to producing low-carbon ammonia while also enabling carbon capture, at industrial-proven scale.”

Last year (2023), the Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub (ARCH2) announced Haldor Topsoe would provide its SynCOR technology for the ammonia production plant.

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ExxonMobil also revealed its intentions to use the solution to produce hydrogen at a “mega-scale.” Its Texas facility is aiming to capture around seven million tonnes of CO2 annually using SynCOR paired with a Honeywell UOP carbon capture tech.

The facility is expected to begin operations between 2027 and 2028.

Read more: ExxonMobil to install carbon capture technology at Baytown facility