Research Topic
Release of Ammonia in the Marine Environment – Environmental and Ecological Risk Assessment
As the maritime transport of ammonia increases, robust safety and risk models are needed to support safe handling, infrastructure design, emergency response, and environmental protection. Accidental ammonia releases in marine environments can create complex hazards because ammonia may disperse through air, dissolve in water, interact with local environmental conditions, and affect marine ecosystems. This research focuses on developing an integrated risk and safety analysis framework for accidental ammonia releases in maritime settings. By combining controlled experimental releases, computational fluid dynamics (CFD), and probabilistic techniques, the study will improve the prediction of release behaviour, exposure zones, and environmental and ecological consequences. The expected contribution is a more defensible and practical basis for assessing ammonia release risks in marine transport and offshore settings. This will help improve safe handling practices, emergency response planning, environmental protection strategies, and the responsible scale-up of ammonia as a net-zero energy carrier.
