Boron-based nitrogen activation
A radically different approach
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Fully compatible with renewables
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Competitive at any scale
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Flexible & modular
The key in ammonia synthesis is nitrogen activation.
Nature does this through a slow cascade of reaction steps.
Most factories use the classical Haber-Bosch, applying sheer force with high temperatures and pressures.
SWAN-H's boron-based electrochemistry is radically different, find out more below
THE MEZAILLES PROCESS
Using the unique radical chemistry of boron, the Mézailles reaction is able to activate nitrogen and render it reactive.
DRIVEN BY ELECTRICITY
The Mézailles reaction needs energy to run. This is sourced from electricity. Being a moderate temperature and pressure process it can deal with intermittent energy sources such as wind and solar and be competitive even in modular installations of any size.
COMPETITIVE AND CARBON FREE
In the Mézailles reaction there is no fossil fuels and no carbon dioxide, but it is also using intrisically less energy than lithium-based electrochemical methods.
Swan-H - 2026 video
Swan-H's patented mediator technology is what allows us to make the generally unreactive nitrogen react with water.
A chemical mediator is a compound that is necessary for the reaction, transformed during the reaction, AND regenerated to its initial form in a subsequent reaction.
Object of 2 patents, the technology initially developped at the LHFA lab of the CNRS in Toulouse, is now fully controlled by the company.
