Team Ammonians, Beverly Homeschool, Beverly

I liked your presentation for two reasons. First, the topic is very interesting and I did not really know much about it. Second, it made me smile, because I could tell that you were having fun doing the research and learning about how ammonia might be useful.

I am a pretty big fan of how hydrogen might be a large part of how we substitute for fossil fuels. At this point I see that ammonia could be very useful as the way to transport and store hydrogen as a stable chemical. For example, a fueling station might have a store of ammonia in a tank and then also have the plasma membrane reactor that would create the hydrogen from the ammonia. The hydrogen could then be put into a car that uses a fuel cell to create electric energy.

I was not even aware of possible direct combustion of ammonia in an engine! This is still a work in process, I believe, requiring some more research to make it efficient and safe. But the maritime industry does apparently see this as an important option to pursue for large ocean vessels.