Nitrogen+Syngas
The magazine for the nitrogen and syngas industries

Latest issue:
July/August 2018

• Plant Manager+ Problem No.49: Reverse rotation of CO2 compressor
  The CO2 compressor of the urea plant is an expensive piece of critical rotating equipment installed without any spare position. Its reliability is therefore of prime importance. Sometimes reverse rotation occurs which can damage the internals of the compressor. What are the causes and what are the remedies to avoid reverse rotation of the CO2 compressor? There is a lot of misunderstanding around this subject. Here we share the experiences of various end users.

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• Africa's new fertilizer plants
  Sub-Saharan Africa remains one of the few regions in the world with large, untapped and disconnected or so-called 'stranded' natural gas – historically the rationale for much merchant nitrogen and methanol project development. But can it overcome lack of infrastructure and funding issues?

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• The outlook for urea
  China has dominated the urea market for two decades: first as the largest importer to feed rapidly growing domestic demand; then, following huge over-building of capacity, as its largest exporter and price setter; and now, as the country seeks to crack down on environmental issues, by removing large sections of production from the market.

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• Making the most of plant data
  New IT technologies now allow the transfer of large amounts of data via the internet which opens up new opportunities for industrial plants, such as remote plant monitoring, remote plant operation and the utilisation of real-time plant data.

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• Clariant building on innovation and partnerships
  In May, 2018 Nitrogen+Syngas was invited to meet with Stefan Heuser, Senior Vice President & General Manager, Catalysts and Marvin Estenfelder, Head of R&D at Clariant's Business Unit Catalysts to learn more about Clariant Catalysts' latest developments, global strategy and ambitions to become a China Insider.

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• Sustainable ammonia for food and power
  Technologies for small ammonia plants are becoming increasingly important as ammonia production is moving toward more sustainable and renewable feedstocks. As the availability of these feedstocks cannot match that of fossil fuels, small and distributed plants are required, as well as dedicated technical solutions to match new and unconventional needs.

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• Modular ammonia plants for the US mid-continent
  Carrie Lalou of Linde Engineering North America discusses the unique market conditions and challenges faced by fertilizer producers in the US mid-continent agricultural belt which can be addressed by using modular small-scale ammonia production plants for the scaling down of local ammonia production and distribution.

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