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AMMONIA

1 Day of Lost Revenue can cost $500K

The High Stakes of Ammonia Production

As global food demands rise, ammonia production plants face increasing pressure to meet higher targets, often with aging equipment. Maintaining process availability, maximizing efficiency, and ensuring optimal energy consumption are more challenging than ever. 

Financial Impact: A single day of lost production can cost an ammonia facility $500,000.

Key Challenges in Ammonia Plants

Several critical processes are prone to disturbances, risking production efficiency: 

  • Natural gas flow to the primary reformer

  • Air flow to the secondary reformer 

  • Syngas pressure at the suction of the syngas compressor

  • Suction pressure of the ammonia refrigeration compressor for efficient liquefaction 

CCC's Precise Solutions

CCC control systems deliver precise, stable control by: 

  • Enhancing rotating speed regulation and throttling control

  • Reducing or eliminating recycling 

  • Implementing effective limiting control of critical unit parameters

These improvements minimize process disturbances, prevent shutdowns, and enable more efficient control, ultimately increasing production. 

Specialized Solutions for Blue and Green Ammonia:

CCC's technology is vital for both blue and green ammonia production, particularly in controlling CO2 compressors for carbon capture and storage (CCS). 

  • Blue Ammonia: Utilizes natural gas and generates significant CO2 emissions. CCC's advanced compressor control systems optimize CO2 capture and compression, minimizing emissions and meeting environmental regulations.

  • Green Ammonia: Relies on renewable energy and has lower emissions. CCC's systems enhance CO2 compression and storage efficiency, facilitating utilization or permanent sequestration. 

By ensuring the seamless and efficient operation of CO2 compressors, CCC supports the transition to sustainable and eco-friendly industrial processes.

Proven Results 

With CCC's advanced solutions, our customers achieve:

  • Safer operation closer to process limits 

  • Reduced risk of trips and increased process throughput

  • Up to a 2% increase in production 

  • Enhanced efficiency and effectiveness in CO2 capture and storage for both blue and green ammonia production

Invest in CCC's advanced turbomachinery control solutions to maximize efficiency, minimize losses, and support sustainable ammonia production. 

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CCC Company Profile

Over the past 40 years, CCC has been at the forefront of technical and service innovations to improve efficiency and reliability of process operations. Today, thousands of customers across the globe trust CCC's turbomachinery control solutions to drive their critical process.

BROCHURE

Ammonia Brochure

With over 150 ammonia plant installation around the globe and over 50 years of experience developing control solutions, CCC has a proven track record of helping our customers achieve greater process availability, increased production, and guaranteed energy savings.

 

Energy Savings Guarantee & Performance Check

For the past 50 years, customers have chosen CCC because we deliver our promise to keep your machinery safe, improve your process throughout, and deliver real energy savings. Today, our experience and process expertise allows you to secure your investment with an unparalleled Energy Savings Guarantee. Find out how the process works.

 

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