Blue Ammonia
The production of low-carbon, or "blue" ammonia, will be critical to lowering emissions across numerous industries.
What is blue ammonia?
Most ammonia produced today is made via steam-methane reforming, a process in which high-temperature steam is used to produce hydrogen from natural gas. This process emits a significant amount of CO2 and is often referred to as gray hydrogen. Low carbon or “blue” ammonia is produced using current processes, with natural gas as a feedstock. The CO2 that is generated, however, is captured and permanently stored underground. The result is low-carbon ammonia that produces no CO2 during the combustion stage. The production of blue ammonia, will be critical to lowering emissions across numerous industries.
El Dorado Carbon Capture And Storage
In April 2022, LSB Industries announced a carbon capture and sequestration project at our El Dorado location that will capture and sequester between 400,000 and 500,000 metric tons of CO2 annually, while yielding between 305,000 and 380,0000 metric tons of low-carbon ammonia each year.