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🔬 How do we make ammonia production more energy-efficient and compatible with renewable energy? The Horizon Europe project HySTrAm has worked to answer exactly that – and now reached a major milestone. HySTrAm successfully demonstrated sorption-enhanced ammonia synthesis at demonstrator scale – a first in Europe. Operating at ~300°C and ~40 bar, the system enables more flexible production, lower energy demand, and better integration with renewable hydrogen. As highlighted by Vincenzo L., Associate Professor and project coordinator: “Our HySTrAm consortium has successfully commissioned an ammonia synthesis demonstrator at ANWIL (Poland) achieving continuous operation and measurable ammonia production, and proving the concept at pilot scale. The demonstrator is built on two reactors: a ceria-supported ruthenium catalyst and a MgCl₂-based sorbent, both scaled beyond laboratory level. Operating in a two-reactor configuration at 40 bar and 300°C, the system combines ammonia synthesis and selective ammonia capture into a single, integrated pilot plant.” The project reached TRL 5 with a fully operational demonstrator in Poland – made possible through strong interdisciplinary collaboration. 🚀 Beyond the technical achievements, the project leaves a strong legacy in materials, machine learning, and European collaboration. As Vincenzo Liso further notes: “HySTrAm demonstrates that sorbent-enhanced ammonia synthesis is a viable pathway to efficient, low-pressure production, and that great science, great engineering, and great teamwork can turn laboratory results into real operating systems.” 👉 Curious to learn more? Read about the research project here:  https://lnkd.in/e874zaJW Or visit HySTrAm’s website: https://www.hystram.eu/