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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 Chemical Kinetics Characteristics Chemistry Organisations Low-emission ammonia production and utilization
Plasma-catalysis
Publications Trade-Offs between Grid Connectivity and Operational Flexibility in Reducing the Cost and Carbon Footprint of Green Ammonia (2025) Environmental science & technology, 59 (48), 25803-25816. Mingolla, S., Rouwenhorst, K. , Gabrielli, P., Sansavini, G., Klemun, M. M. & Lu, Z.https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5c11930 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 A Century of Data: Thermodynamics and Kinetics for Ammonia Synthesis on Various Commercial Iron-based Catalysts (2025) Systems & control transactions, 4 , 92-97. Keestra, H., Slotboom, Y., Rouwenhorst, K. H. R. & Brilman, D. W. F.https://doi.org/10.69997/sct.128811 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 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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