A system and method for producing ammonia at high conversion rates. The system having a fluidized bed reactor with a fluidized zone with catalyst particles. The fluidized bed reactor is preferably configured to receive a continuous flow of solid sorbent particles, nitrogen, and hydrogen, with the catalyst particles being at least ten times larger than the sorbent particles. The method allows for the nitrogen and hydrogen react on a surface of the catalyst in order to generate ammonia that is adsorbed by the sorbent particles. The method extracts the adsorbed ammonia from the sorbent particles with a sorbent regenerator to product a pure ammonia product.

A system and method for producing ammonia at high conversion rates. The system having a fluidized bed reactor with a fluidized zone with catalyst particles. The fluidized bed reactor is preferably configured to receive a continuous flow of solid sorbent particles, nitrogen, and hydrogen, with the catalyst particles being at least ten times larger than the sorbent particles. The method allows for the nitrogen and hydrogen react on a surface of the catalyst in order to generate ammonia that is adsorbed by the sorbent particles. The method extracts the adsorbed ammonia from the sorbent particles with a sorbent regenerator to product a pure ammonia product.

A method of producing ammonia is provided. The method includes steps of oxidizing N.sub.2 gas in a plasma discharge reactor to form NO.sub.x where x is 1 or 2 and hydrogenating NO.sub.x in the presence of H.sub.2 on a catalyst to form ammonia. The method may also include steps of providing a plasma discharge reactor with a fixed or fluidized catalyst bed, introducing N.sub.2 gas, an oxidizing agent, and H.sub.2 gas into the plasma discharge reactor to produce ammonia, and collecting the ammonia produced.