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An enthusiastic, open-minded engineer who completed his PhD on plasma-enhanced catalytic ammonia synthesis at the University of Twente in 2022. Graduated from the University of Twente (MSc Chemical & Process Engineering). Currently working at as Technology Manager at the Ammonia Energy Association, and holds a position as Industrial Fellow at the University of Twente.
Expertise Chemical Engineering Ammonia Ammonia Synthesis Hydrogen Nitrogen Carbon Chemistry Organisations Low-emission ammonia production and utilization
Plasma-catalysis
Publications Universal kinetic model for ammonia synthesis on various ruthenium-based catalysts (2025) Chemical Engineering Journal, 523 . Article 168541. Keestra, H., Rouwenhorst, K. H. R. & Brilman, D. W. F.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2025.168541 A century of data: Thermodynamics and kinetics for ammonia synthesis on various commercial iron-based catalysts (2025) Chemical Engineering Journal, 518 . Article 164593. Keestra, H., Slotboom, Y., Rouwenhorst, K. H. R. & Brilman, D. W. F.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2025.164593 Plasma catalysis: what is needed to create synergy? (2025) EES Catalysis, 3 (4), 669-693. Van Turnhout, J., Rouwenhorst, K. H. R. , Lefferts, L. & Bogaerts, A.https://doi.org/10.1039/D5EY00027K Ammonia combustion and emissions in practical applications: A review (2024) Carbon Neutrality, 3 . Article 13. Alnajideen, M., Shi, H., Northrop, W., Emberson, D., Kane, S., Czyzewski, P., Alnaeli, M., Mashruk, S., Rouwenhorst, K. H. R. , Yu, C., Eckart, S. & Valera-Medina, A.https://doi.org/10.1007/s43979-024-00088-6 Effects of emissions caps on the costs and feasibility of low-carbon hydrogen in the European ammonia industry (2024) Nature communications, 15 . Article 3753. Mingolla, S., Gabrielli, P., Manzotti, A., Robson, M. J., Rouwenhorst, K. H. R. , Ciucci, F., Sansavini, G., Klemun, M. M. & Lu, Z.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-48145-z H&S implications, regulations and international scenarios (2024) In Ammonia Combustion Applications for Energy Systems (pp. 313-347). IET. Rouwenhorst, K. H. R. , Guati-Rojo, A. & Valera-Medina, A. https://doi.org/10.1049/PBPO224E_ch8 Low-emission Ammonia Production, Electrolysis Technologies, and Impact on Farm Gate Prices (2024) In IFS 2024 Conference . Rouwenhorst, K. H. R. Recent Progress on Ammonia Cracking Technologies for Scalable Hydrogen Production (2024) Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, 49 . Article 100945. Trangwachirachai, K., Rouwenhorst, K. , Lefferts, L. & Faria Albanese, J. A.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cogsc.2024.100945 2023 Roadmap on ammonia as a carbon-free fuel (2024) Journal of Physics: Energy, 6 . Article 021501. David, W. I. F., Agnew, G. D., Bañares-Alcántara, R., Barth, J., Hansen, J. B., Bréquigny, P., de Joannon, M., Fürstenberg Stott, S., Fürstenberg Stott, C., Guati-Rojo, A., Hatzell, M., MacFarlane, D. R., Makepeace, J. W., Mastorakos, E., Mauss, F., Medford, A. J., Mounaïm-Rousselle, C., Nowicki, D. A., Picciani, M. A., … Valera-Medina, A.https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7655/ad0a3a Other contributions Rouwenhorst, K.H.R., Van der Ham, A.G.J., Mul, G., Kersten, S.R.A., Power-to-Ammonia-to-Power (P2A2P) for Local Electricity Storage in 2025, NH3 Fuel Conference. Oral Presentation. (2018)
Research profiles Affiliated study programs Courses academic year 2025/2026 Courses in the current academic year are added at the moment they are finalised in the Osiris system. Therefore it is possible that the list is not yet complete for the whole academic year.
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