Ammonia Plant Revamps

Commercial Applications

KBR has carried out numerous ammonia plant revamp projects. This includes 30 process revamps and 48 furnace revamps since 1990.

Values and Benefits

The objective of an ammonia plant revamp project is typically to: increase plant capacity, reduce plant energy consumption, reduce plant maintenance costs, meet more stringent environmental/emission standards, or a combination of these goals. In recent years, KBR proprietary KRES™ and Purifier™ process technologies have been used to revamp older process in China, India, and elsewhere to increase plant capacity 20-40% or reduce energy consumption to levels approaching new grass-roots process while helping to achieve project payback objectives.

Technology Information

A revamp project is preceded by a study. The revamp project study includes a thorough plant evaluation to define the current operation. This serves as a reference point for the process revamp project. The revamp study report identifies current bottlenecks, recommends the changes needed to meet the client's revamp project targets, and estimates the cost and benefits of the overall revamp project. Frequently several revamp process options are examined and compared in detail. KBR also offers ammonia process technology solutions for Grass Roots Ammonia Plants [link to Ammonia Process Technologies] for plant capacities from 500 to 400 MTPD ammonia which offers lower energy consumption at the minimum plant capital cost.