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汽车安全与节能学报 ›› 2025, Vol. 16 ›› Issue (3): 345-366.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1674-8484.2025.03.001

• 综述与展望 •    下一篇

氨氢融合燃料内燃机排放特性与近零排放控制

李理光(), 商权波, 唐泳健, 邓俊   

  1. 同济大学 汽车学院,上海 201804,中国
  • 收稿日期:2025-06-02 修回日期:2025-06-09 出版日期:2025-06-30 发布日期:2025-07-01
  • 作者简介:李理光(1962—),男(白族),教授。E-mail :liguang@tongji.edu.cn
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金项目(T2241003);上海市自然科学基金项目(22ZR1463000)

Review on the emission characteristics and near-zero emission control for ammonia-hydrogen internal combustion engines

LI Liguang(), SHANG Quanbo, TANG Yongjian, DENG Jun   

  1. School of Automotive Studies, Tongji University, Shanghai, 201804, China
  • Received:2025-06-02 Revised:2025-06-09 Online:2025-06-30 Published:2025-07-01

摘要:

在全球化石能源消耗与气候变化引发的碳减排需求和能源低碳化与零碳化转型的背景下,氨氢融合燃料内燃机(ICEs)因其零碳排放潜力成为交通运输领域的关注热点和重要研究方向之一。氨燃料具有高携氢能量密度、易储运和高抗爆性等优势,但其燃烧速度低,燃料含氮特性使其污染物排放具有高氮氧化物(NOx)、未燃氨(NH3)和氧化亚氮(N2O)的特点,在内燃机领域的氨氢融合燃料燃烧优化与近零排放控制是一项全新研究,面临艰巨的挑战。本文综述了氨氢融合燃料内燃机的排放特性及近零排放控制技术的最新研究进展。首先,在排放机理方面,氨燃料燃烧过程中NOx的生成路径复杂,受当量比、压力和温度等因素影响,早期的机理研究主要聚焦在低压和中高温范围,但与内燃机高压高温差距较大,是当前研究的重点。其次,缸内污染物生成与控制是降低排放的重要措施,通过优化燃料喷射策略、点火时刻和进气条件,能够有效平衡污染物排放与热效率关系。研究表明,氨氢融合,即氢气助燃可提升燃烧效率,减少未燃氨和N2O排放,但会增加NOx生成。最后,缸外后处理技术是实现近零排放的关键。由于氨氢燃料燃烧排放的特殊性,需要开发全新的专用后处理系统,包括选择性催化还原(SCR)技术处理NOx,氨泄漏氧化催化器(ASC)和针对高温室效应的N2O抑制生成与还原的新型催化剂。此外,氢气选择性催化还原(H2-SCR)技术为处理氨氢发动机中的氢气排放提供了新思路。未来研究需进一步优化缸内燃烧与后处理系统的协同控制,开发低温高效催化剂,并探索组合式后处理方案,以满足日益严格的排放法规和近零排放。氨氢融合燃料内燃机在实现碳中和目标中具有广阔应用前景,但其广泛应用仍需解决包括排放控制等技术瓶颈问题。

关键词: 氨氢燃料, 内燃机(ICEs), 排放特性, 近零排放控制, 缸内燃烧控制, 专用后处理系统

Abstract:

Facing to the background of global efforts to reduce carbon emissions and transition toward low- and zero-carbon energy systems in response to climate change, ammonia-hydrogen internal combustion engines have emerged as a promising and increasingly studied solution in the transportation sector due to their potential for zero carbon emissions. Ammonia offers several advantages as a fuel, including high hydrogen energy density, ease of storage and transport, and excellent anti-knock properties. However, its inherently slow combustion characteristics and nitrogen-containing nature bring significant challenges, particularly in terms of high nitrogen oxide (NOx), unburned ammonia (NH3), and nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions. Optimizing the combustion process of ammonia-hydrogen fuels and achieving near-zero emissions in internal combustion engines (ICEs) are relatively new research areas that presents formidable technical challenges.

This paper reviews the latest research developments in the emission characteristics and near-zero emission control strategies for ammonia-hydrogen fueled ICEs. First, in terms of emission mechanisms, NOx formation during ammonia combustion is governed by complex pathways and is highly sensitive to equivalence ratio, pressure, and temperature. Earlier mechanistic studies focused primarily on low-pressure and medium-to-high temperature conditions, which differ significantly from the high-pressure, high-temperature environments of modern engines, highlighting a current gap in research. Second, in-cylinder pollutant formation and control remain key to emission reduction. In-cylinder control techniques, including optimization of fuel injection strategies, ignition timing, and intake conditions can effectively balance the relationship between emissions and thermal efficiency. Studies have shown that hydrogen enrichment can improve combustion efficiency and reduce NH3 and N2O emissions, though it may increase NOx formation. Lastly, aftertreatment technologies are critical to achieving near-zero emissions. Due to the unique characteristic of emissions from ammonia-hydrogen combustion, new dedicated aftertreatment systems are required. These include selective catalytic reduction (SCR) for NOx, ammonia slip catalysts (ASC), and strategies for addressing high global warming potential gases such as N2O. Additionally, hydrogen-selective catalytic reduction (H2-SCR) offers a novel pathway for mitigating hydrogen-related emissions in such engines. Future researches should focus on the synergistic optimization of in-cylinder combustion and specific aftertreatment systems, the development of low-temperature, high-efficiency catalysts, and the exploration of integrated aftertreatment solutions to meet increasingly stringent emission regulations and approach near-zero emissions. While ammonia-hydrogen dual-fuel ICEs hold significant promise in achieving carbon neutrality, their widespread adoption will require overcoming several technical challenges, particularly in emission control.

Key words: ammonia/hydrogen fuel, internal combustion engines (ICEs), emission characteristics, near-zero emission control, in-cylinder combustion control, specific after-treatment system

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