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Petrochemicals

‘Blue’ ammonia heads to Japan

by Michael McCoy
October 2, 2020 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 98, Issue 38

 

Forty metric tons (t) of blue ammonia—so called because CO2 emissions associated with its production are captured—is being shipped from Saudi Arabia to Japan in a demonstration program. The ammonia was produced by the Saudi chemical firm Sabic. The 50 t of captured CO2 will be used in methanol production and enhanced oil recovery. Japanese officials are interested in running power plants on blue ammonia to generate carbon-free electricity.

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