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K.H.R. Rouwenhorst MSc (Kevin)

About Me

An enthusiastic, open-minded engineer pursuing his PhD on plasma-enhanced catalytic ammonia synthesis at the University of Twente. Graduated from the University of Twente (MSc Chemical & Process Engineering).

Expertise

Engineering & Materials Science
Ammonia
Catalysis
Electricity
Plasmas
Earth & Environmental Sciences
Ammonia
Plasma
Chemistry
Ammonia
Plasma

Research

Plasma-enhanced catalytic ammonia synthesis

Ammonia may be one of the energy carriers for the hydrogen economy. However, the activation of dinitrogen is difficult and the conventional ammonia synthesis occurs high temperatures and high pressures (400-500°C and 100-450 bar). Therefore, alternative technologies are studied, especially for small-scale, on-demand applications.

Plasma-enhanced catalysis is an emerging technology to overcome scaling relations in heterogeneous catalysis. The bond in dinitrogen can be activated by a plasma, allowing for milder ammonia synthesis conditions. However, plasma-catalyst interactions are complex and not well understood. In the current study, plasma-enhanced catalytic ammonia synthesis is studied from the catalysis perspective.

Publications

Recent
Boero, A. J., Kardux, K., Kovaleva, M., Salas, D. A., Mooijer, J., Mashruk, S., Townsend, M. , Rouwenhorst, K. H. R., Valera-Medina, A., & Ramirez, A. D. (2021). Environmental Life Cycle Assessment of Ammonia-Based Electricity. Energies, 14(20), [6721]. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14206721
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)

Affiliated Study Programmes

Bachelor

Master

Contact Details

Visiting Address

University of Twente
Drienerlolaan 5
7522 NB Enschede
The Netherlands

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Mailing Address

University of Twente
P.O. Box 217
7500 AE Enschede
The Netherlands