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Progress and Prospective of Nitrogen-Based Alternative Fuels
journal contribution
posted on 2020-06-05, 18:04 authored by Oren Elishav, Bar Mosevitzky Lis, Elisa M. Miller, Douglas J. Arent, Agustin Valera-Medina, Alon Grinberg Dana, Gennady E. Shter, Gideon S. GraderAlternative fuels are essential to
enable the transition to a sustainable
and environmentally friendly energy supply. Synthetic fuels derived
from renewable energies can act as energy storage media, thus mitigating
the effects of fossil fuels on environment and health. Their economic
viability, environmental impact, and compatibility with current infrastructure
and technologies are fuel and power source specific. Nitrogen-based
fuels pose one possible synthetic fuel pathway. In this review, we
discuss the progress and current research on utilization of nitrogen-based
fuels in power applications, covering the complete fuel cycle. We
cover the production, distribution, and storage of nitrogen-based
fuels. We assess much of the existing literature on the reactions
involved in the ammonia to nitrogen atom pathway in nitrogen-based
fuel combustion. Furthermore, we discuss nitrogen-based fuel applications
ranging from combustion engines to gas turbines, as well as their
exploitation by suggested end-uses. Thereby, we evaluate the potential
opportunities and challenges of expanding the role of nitrogen-based
molecules in the energy sector, outlining their use as energy carriers
in relevant fields.