Ammonia | Synthesis

More than 65 years of experience with ammonia synthesis enables us to provide the best solutions for the ammonia industry. Our well-known radial flow converters ( S-200, S-300 or S-50 ) and our KM catalyst family will ensure an optimal and stable performance of the ammonia synthesis section for decades.

KM 111

Iron-based ammonia synthesis catalyst optimized for the lower bed(s) of the converter.

KM1

Iron-based ammonia synthesis catalyst containing a number of carefully selected promoters.

KM1R

Prereduced iron-based ammonia synthesis catalyst containing a number of carefully selected ...

KMR 111

Prereduced iron-based ammonia synthesis catalyst optimized for the lower bed(s) of the converter.

RC-87 HEAT-X™

RC-87 HEAT-XTM features unmatched mechanical stability across the temperature range

Ammonia converter baskets S-200

Topsoe was the first technology licensor to introduce the multibed radial flow converter design, ...

Ammonia converter baskets S-300

Topsoe’s S-300 converter is the latest development in Topsoe’s ammonia converter portfolio and is ...

Ammonia converter baskets S-50

The Topsoe S-50 converter is a single bed radial flow converter, which is added downstream of the ...

Ammonia electrical heater

Topsoe’s electrical start-up heater is uniquely developed to provide ammonia plants with a safe, ...

Waste heat boiler (Ammonia loop)

The recovery of heat from the synthesis gas exiting an ammonia converter gives specific challenges ...

SynCOR Ammonia™ - New process for grassroots plants

By rewriting the book on ammonia plant capacities, SynCOR Ammonia™ enables greater economies of ...

Two-step reformer based ammonia process

Producing ammonia at the lowest cost per ton is always a challenge. With almost 80 years of ...

Catalyst Loading

Topsoe’s Catalyst Loading service gives you valuable pre-loading and loading guidance that can help ...

General Technical Service

Topsoe’s General Technical Service employs the full weight of our knowledge and experience to ...

Internal Visual Inspection

A Topsoe Internal Visual Inspection is your first line of defense against faults in valves, piping, ...

Plant Assessment / Optimization

A Topsoe Plant Assessment/Optimization can identify and help you solve issues standing in the way ...

Sampling & Analysis

Our Sampling & Analysis service is your direct route to the detailed insight it takes to make ...

Start-up & Reduction / Activation

Our Start-up & Reduction/Activation service supports you before, during and after start-up to make ...

Troubleshooting

Our Troubleshooting service draws on the full range of Topsoe’s insight into catalysts, equipment ...

Catalyst Loading & Reduction

Effective catalyst loading and reduction is the first step to optimized performance and maximum ...

Damage mechanisms: Causes and prevention

Understanding how critical equipment is affected by aggressive components and operational failures ...

General Plant Operation

A Topsoe General Plant Operation training course will give you a head start, making you an “early ...

General Plant Understanding

A Topsoe General Plant Understanding training course will make sure you’re prepared to make the ...

Plant Assessment / Optimization

If you want to achieve best-in-class performance and the profitability that goes with it, a Topsoe ...

Plant Start-up

A Topsoe Plant Start-up training course will help you prepare and execute your start-ups more ...

Sampling & Analysis

Topsoe’s Sampling & Analysis training course will help you maximize the value of your sampling and ...

Project development

We facilitate all relevant contracts to meet both the debt and the equity financing requirements.

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Reforming

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Topsoe licenses CO₂ recovery technologies from reputed suppliers and integrates them into our plant design in the most optimal way to ensure a reliable and cost-effective operation of the plant.