Energy efficiency improvements in ammonia production—perspectives and uncertainties

Rafiqul, Islam; Weber, Christoph; Lehmann, Bianca; Voss, Alfred

doi:10.1016/j.energy.2004.12.004

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Energy efficiency improvements in ammonia production—perspectives and uncertainties

Rafiqul, Islam, Weber, Christoph, Lehmann, Bianca, Voss, Alfred·2005·Energy

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Authors: Rafiqul, I., Weber, C., Lehmann, B., & Voss, A.
Affiliations: University of Stuttgart (DE)
ORCID: Weber, Christoph
Voss, Alfred
Venue: Energy
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2005-10
Volume: 30
Issue: 13
Pages: 2487-2504
ISSN: 0360-5442 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2004.12.004
OpenAlex: W2077627974
Cited by: 439
References: 8
Citations by year: 2026: 17 · 2025: 38 · 2024: 46 · 2023: 37 · 2022: 50 · 2021: 38 · 2020: 51 · 2019: 34 · 2018: 22 · 2017: 19 · 2016: 17 · 2015: 11 · 2014: 11 · 2013: 9 · 2012: 15
FWCI: 3.14
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Energy (publishedVersion)
RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Funders: Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung
Topics: Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Energy Efficiency and Management
Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Efficiency Analysis Using DEA
Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Renewable energy and sustainable power systems
Keywords: ammonia synthesis, energy efficiency, energy consumption, energy saving potential, CO2 emissions, oil and gas prices, carbon pricing, emissions trading, low-carbon technologies, chemical industry

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