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Inorganic Chemicals

Monolith plans carbon-free ammonia plant in Nebraska

by Michael McCoy
October 16, 2020 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 98, Issue 40

A photo of Monolith's chemical facility in Nebraska.
Credit: Monolith Materials
A view of Monolith's soon-to-open facility in Nebraska

Monolith Materials plans to build a plant in Hallam, Nebraska, that produces ammonia without generating carbon dioxide. Monolith is in the process of commissioning a plant that uses pyrolysis to turn methane into hydrogen and 14,000 metric tons (t) per year of carbon black. Its next step is to build a 180,000 t carbon black facility along with a companion facility that makes NH3 by reacting the hydrogen with nitrogen in the Haber-Bosch process. The new plant will run on 100% renewable electricity, Monolith says.

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