Tsubame BHB

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Tsubame BHB Wins Order for Ammonia Synthesis Facility

The aim of Tokyo, Japan-headquartered Tsubame BHB is to commercialize on-site ammonia production at small-scale plants using an electride-based catalyst. The Company now received an order from Daiichi Jitsugyo for an ammonia synthesis facility to be introduced for the integrated demonstration test of blue hydrogen and ammonia production/utilization conducted by Inpex in Kashiwazaki in Japan’s Niigata Prefecture.

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New Ammonia Synthesis Technology

Tsubame BHB was established in April of 2017 based on a new catalyst technology developed by Prof. em. Hideo Hosono at the ­Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech), which allows an ammonia process at lower temperature and pressure.

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